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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... #Cardiac #TTE #
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Vegetations in Endocarditis ... on POCUS - PLAX ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #POCUS give you ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
look for Aortic Valve ... leaflets coining the ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #PSAX
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... EUSmkh #Aortic #aorta ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #PLAX #clinical
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
valve vegetation ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #PLAX #AorticValve ... #Aorta #Vegetation ... #Endocarditis #
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
., LAX, SAX, or4C ... ., Mitral valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... the Aortic Valve ... This view helps assess ... #Short #Axis #PSAX ... #POCUS #labeled
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology