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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... daptomycin, pip/tazo and ... #clinical #a4c
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... major clinical criteria ... - New valvular regurgitation ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #criteria #Infective
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... Criteria • ↑ ESR
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... typically secondary to infection ... Criteria (2 Major ... , new valvular regurgitation ... #criteria
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Criteria • ↑ ESR ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... " BCNIE may be due ... antimicrobials, clinical ... #Endocarditis # ... diagnosis #differential
Chiari Network on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Chiari network - fenestrated, net-like embryonic remnants of valves of
embryonic remnants of valves ... relation to the IVC and ... associated with infective ... endocarditis, arrhythmias ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve ... POCUS This is ... are infective vegetations ... think: tricuspid regurgitation ... POCUS #Clinical