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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... -Chamber View (A4C ... : Aortic Valve ( ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic ... Bicuspid Aortic ... #Aortic #Valve ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #pocus
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
" tricuspid valve ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #tricuspid #valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Degeneration, Prosthetic Valve ... Degenerative: Systemic Arterial ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Unicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Unicuspid Aortic Valve can be uni- or acommissural. Usually presents in the
Unicuspid Aortic ... Unicuspid Aortic ... 3-5th decade w/regurgitation ... #Aortic #Valve ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... - Aortic sclerosis ... (both heart valve ... ) • Tricuspid ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
valve leaflets ... regurgitation with ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Obtain PLAX 2. ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... valve apparatus ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Stenosis • Tricuspid ... Regurgitation ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... diagnosis #management #cardiology