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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... ultrasound_vcu #MitralValve ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #clinical #a4c
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... annulus valve: ... Regurgitation #differential
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... young patient with fever ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Infective ... MitralValve #Vegetation
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
Valve in a young ... M w/ chest pain ... sinus venosus ASD ... DoubleOrifice #MitralValve ... echocardiogram #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... night sweats, fever ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lesions • Severe pain ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... involves aortic and mitral ... night sweats, fever ... Septic emboli cause ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #Differential #