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Tricuspid valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram
The anterior leaflet is affected.  When in doubt and 3D is
on Echocardiogram ... When in doubt and 3D ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #a4c
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
+/- TEE) • Chest ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
bit by his dog 3d ... dog or cat bite. symptoms ... to meningitis, endocarditis ... abrupt onset of symptoms ... key to the diagnosis
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... unilateral* • POCUS ... COVID19 #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... regurgitation #cardiology #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic symptoms ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... #Management #Infections
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Plasma exchange is the ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
The faster the heart ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Marantic Endocarditis ... with no signs/syrnptoms ... vegetations found via TTE ... Clinical Findings ... #Diagnosis #Management