9 results
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... +/- TEE) • Chest ... • Aggressive management ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... the vegetation ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
diagnostic use ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... large or mobile vegetations ... #Diagnosis #InfectiveEndocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
cultures from the ... catheter lumen and the ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... No hemodynamic stability ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis ... are infective vegetations ... endocarditis with ... POCUS #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #Vegetation
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
formation • Other vegetations ... Diagnosis? ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #diagnosis #management
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... your next step in management ... massive embolus-->LV inability ... In the setting of ... #clinical #ultrasound
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
cardiac valvular vegetations ... found via TTE ... irregularly shaped vegetations ... Vegetations mostly ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Plasma exchange is the ... fastest approach to stabilize ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management