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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... stethoscope would hear ... on the aortic & ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis
Cardiac CTA showing Aortic Valve Endocarditis
Thickening of all the leaflets.

Dr. Daniel Lorenzatti @danilorenzatti

#Endocarditis #AorticValve #Aorta #Clinical
Valve Endocarditis ... Thickening of all ... the leaflets. ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #Clinical #Radiology
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the ... aorta - Indwelling ... right heart catheters ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... TTE is 84% sensitive ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Blood Cx grew staph ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve #
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... to narrow down all ... Here you see a vegetation ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Abdominal Aorta ... Valve (AV) Level ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Valve in a plane ... shows all three ... leaflets coining the ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... mercedes #sign #Echocardiogram
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
valve motion. ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... formation • Other vegetations ... block, annular or aortic ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #management #cardiology