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Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
, and reduced LV ... (PLAX) Detailed ... #myocardial #abscess ... #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
yo M sent from clinic ... aortic dilation, and ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... Aorta #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Management - IDSA ... within one week to assess ... • Cardiac - No ... or TEE unless clinical ... concern for endocarditis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... endocarditis Local ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management