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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #MitralValve #Infective ... #clinical #a4c
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... a mobile mitral ... with a vegetation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
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 ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
stenosis - Infective ... Vegetations seen ... valve - Secondary ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology