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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... Valve (AV) Level ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... , Ring fracture, ... Thrombus formation ... annulus valve:
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
demonstration of platelet thrombi ... embolism +++, Heart ... for left-sided heart ... in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... stenosis Rheumatic heart ... disease Infective endocarditis ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... valve conditions ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
acceleration time; Ao = aorta ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... pulmonary ejection ms ... the tricuspic valve ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... Disease - Mitral ... - with severe MS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... block, annular or aortic ... #Diagnosis #cardiology