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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral ... regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... in Endocarditis ... & mitral valves ... #Mitral #Valve ... #cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Regurgitaton ... basic cardiac POCUS ... and aortic regurgitation ... #Mitral #Valve
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Aortic Valve ... • Mitral Valve ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #criteria #POCUS
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

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

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #Mitral #Valve ... #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... - Aortic sclerosis ... (both heart valve ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... infection of heart valves ... commonly affects Aortic ... , new valvular regurgitation