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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @ https://twitter.com/Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
Mitral valve endocarditis ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #Mitral #Valve ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... of underlying cardiac ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... describes each heart ... valve closes and ... backup of pressure (aorta ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
ventricle (LV), left atrium ... (LA), anterior mitral ... *), and aorta (Ao ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Typical mitral valve prolapse with an eccentric jet hugging the left atrial wall (Coanda effect). TTE
Typical mitral valve ... hugging the left atrial ... Ivan_Echocardio #Coanda #mitralvalve ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... systole, 1cm from aortic ... valve apparatus ... Obtain A5c view ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... valve conditions ... Endocarditis • Mitral ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... disease (e.g., aortic ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... #Palpitations #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 ... diagnosis #management #cardiology