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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... on POCUS - PLAX ... & mitral valves ... #Mitral #Valve ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #ChamberViews #Orientations ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Mitral #Valve ... #psax #Echocardiogram ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Mitral #Valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... of your basic cardiac ... POCUS eval. ... #Mitral #Valve ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain PLAX 2. ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... valve apparatus ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... of developing atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Pathophysiology #causes #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 ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
independent of cardiac ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Excrescences #psax ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus