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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Vegetations in Endocarditis ... mitral valves and pulmonary ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... New-onset Heart Failure ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... block, annular or aortic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... High output heart failure ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia • Renal failure ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... #cardiology #BRADI
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
Echocardiogram - A4C ... Rare case! ... with acute resp failure ... and pulmonary edema ... #clinical #cardiology
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Echocardiogram An easy case ... for POCUS / FoCUS ... interpreted in the clinical ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
excretion (e.g., urine ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... New-onset heart failure ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... block, annular or aortic ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
RV Failure secondary ... This case illustrates ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... status and low urine ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology