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Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... Windows and Anatomy ... of the Aortic Valve ... #Windows #Anatomy ... #labeled
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Views and Windows ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: ... Aortic Valve, Mitral ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... #Windows #Echocardiogram ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
in Endocarditis ... on POCUS - PLAX ... stethoscope would hear ... #Endocarditis # ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pt had mitral valve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
• 29-year-old male ... demonstrate a mobile mitral ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the ... Aortic Valve ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... ○ TTE nondiagnostic ... #Diagnosis #cardiology