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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
+/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Pattern - Chest Radiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... Opacities: • Infectious ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... • Distinct pulmonary ... infarction, mets to the ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
who had a CT to ... rule out pulmonary ... The diagnosis based ... on this CT was ... #Clinical #Radiology
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... sarcoidosis, mets to the ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Honeycombing - See ... HighRes #Chest #CT ... #pulmonary #radiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... #Management #treatment
Tricuspid valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram
The anterior leaflet is affected.  When in doubt and 3D is
Tricuspid valve endocarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... When in doubt and 3D ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Marantic Endocarditis on Echocardiogram 

Not all endocarditis is infectious: marantic endocarditis in a 36 year old
on Echocardiogram ... is infectious: ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical ... #TEE #cardiology