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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... : Mitral Valve ( ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
on POCUS - PLAX ... stethoscope would hear ... valves and pulmonary ... POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis ... ) Mitral stenosis ... of underlying cardiac ... #Stenosis #Atrial ... #pocus
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... meter (normal value ... mitral valve during ... mm Hg (normal value ... stenosis #cardio
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
heart disease ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #differential #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
valve conditions ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Stenosis ... • Tricuspid Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... • Pulmonary Stenosis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology