7 results
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
a mobile mitral ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #MitralValve
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... territory] In PLAX ... and the clot is ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
can result in regurgitation ... sinus venosus ASD ... DoubleOrifice #MitralValve ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #PSAX
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
stenosis - Infective ... marantic endocarditis/tumors ... plane into left atrium ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
on Echocardiogram ... PMHx recent CHF, IV ... POCUS steps in ... : serial blood cultures ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... tumor embolism ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Differential Diagnosis ... mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... tumor embolism ... + ↑Suspicion → TEE