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Patent ductus arteriosus in an adult patient

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#PDA #Patent #ductus #arteriosus #Echocardiogram #clinical
ductus #arteriosus #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #color #
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
basic cardiac POCUS ... Throw some color ... fraction, and with color ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... Many underlying causes ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... #Echocardiogram
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Color Flow Doppler ... Regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #POCUS #Valve #
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... (A3C) • SSN: Color ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
ASD Secundum with Bidirectional Shunting on Echocardiogram (A4c) with Color Doppler
Male , 50y/o, previous anterior MI
Bidirectional Shunting on Echocardiogram ... (A4c) with Color ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c #Bidirectional ... #Color #Doppler
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
vegetation secondary to endocarditis ... appreciated by applying color ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Infective #Endocarditis
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
potential pitfall: Use color ... should not show color ... Differentiate from color ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
leaflet can be a cause ... regurgitation #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler ... #color
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Regurgitation • Colon ... diagnosis #management #cardiology