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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... - PLAX Why would ... valves and pulmonary ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary ... Artery - Presence ... Aortopulmonary #APWindow ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
Pulmonary Artery ... Clot seen on PSAX ... You can use #POCUS ... dilation, McConnell's sign ... PSAX #AcutePE #Saddle
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... , SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
D-shaped interventricular septum in PSAX. Note how the septum bulges right-ward shortly after mitral valve closure
interventricular septum in PSAX ... mitral valve closure ... @SAlerhand #DSign ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... of the Aortic Valve ... might even see a saddle ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... #POCUS #labeled
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism - Labeled Thrombus in Purple

Suspicious
Pulmonary Artery ... Clot seen on PSAX ... You can use #POCUS ... dilation, McConnell's sign ... PSAX #AcutePE #Saddle
LV Thrombus on POCUS (PLAX)

60 yo man with PMH of dilated cardiomyopathy comes to ED with
(PLAX) 60 yo ... showed axillary artery ... atached to the mitral ... valve, but to the ... #PLAX #Clot #DilatedCM
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
loss of cardiac window ... Frequently see this after ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #a4c #plax ... #pocus #airgap