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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 ... Endocarditis on POCUS ... and pulmonary edema ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... - Level of the Aortic ... Valve • Apical ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Anatomy #labeled
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
of the Mitral Valve ... Differential diagnosis ... #Motion #SAM #MitralValve ... #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Apical 3-Chamber (A3C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

The apical 3-chamber has essentially the
Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... you can see the aortic ... valve, the septal ... Wall #Anatomy #POCUS ... #labeled
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the Aortic ... Valve Phased ... helps assess for aortic ... heart strain (pulmonary ... #POCUS #labeled
Apical 5-Chamber (A5C) View - Regional Wall Anatomy on POCUS Echocardiogram

With either slight fanning or probe
Wall Anatomy on POCUS ... displayed with the aortic ... valve. ... Wall #Anatomy #POCUS ... #labeled
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... disorders: - aortic ... regurgitation - aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... - Chronic pulmonary
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... • Post cardiac/Valve
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... CA • Involves aortic ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... block, annular or aortic