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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... ultrasound_vcu #MitralValve ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #a4c ... #cardiology
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 ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #MitralValve ... #Vegetation
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... ), Valve (Vegetation ... embolization Wlo LV ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... considered (principally vegetation ... are all of some value ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Whipple's disease Infective ... endocarditis (vegetations ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... considered (principally vegetation ... are all of some value ... #Cardiac #LV #Echocardiogram ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
mitral stenosis - Infective ... Vegetations seen ... parachute mitral valve ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology