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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
in Endocarditis ... have shortness of breath ... and pulmonary edema ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic ... Valve on Echocardiogram ... and rapidly (at least ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Aortic #valve #endocarditis #aorta #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology #pocus
Aortic valve endocarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... #valve #endocarditis ... #aorta #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Blood Cx grew staph ... Treat with early ... #aorta #Valve # ... #PLAX #clinical
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

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

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... on Echocardiogram ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
• Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... Venous or arterial great ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... • Post cardiac/Valve
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Marantic: • Treat ... block, annular or aortic
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the Aortic ... Valve Phased ... heart strain (pulmonary ... Short #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology