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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... on the aortic & ... mitral valves and ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram #Heart
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... Here you see a vegetation ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... valve prolapse/ ... regurgitation; AS, aortic ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
., LAX, SAX, or4C ... ., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #TTE #orientations
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
aortic valve. ... independent of cardiac ... vegetation unlikely ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #pocus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... ○ TTE nondiagnostic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... failure • Mitral ... valve prolapse ... ., aortic insufficiency ... stenosis) • Severe mitral
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... postoperative cardiac