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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... consistent with a vegetation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Endocarditis #MitralValve ... #Vegetation
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... the vegetation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve ... tricuspid valve ... Ventricle (LV). ... this underfilled LV ... POCUS #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
= left atrium; LV ... with basal RV/LV ... tricuspic valve ... #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... embolization Wlo LV ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen ... prolapse beyond the ... parachute mitral valve ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
Orifice Mitral Valve ... Ao coarctation, bicuspid ... DoubleOrifice #MitralValve ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Hypertension on Echocardiogram ... RV vs LV. ... displaced valve ... (the tricuspid) ... #clinical #cardiology