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Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @ https://twitter.com/Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
Mitral valve endocarditis ... Ivan_Echocardio #MitralValve ... #Mitral #Valve ... #endocarditis #abscess ... #Echocardiogram
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis - No bueno!

- Dr. Said Alsidawi @AlsidawiMD

#Prosthetic #MitralValve #Endocarditis #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral Valve ... Endocarditis - ... #Prosthetic #MitralValve ... #Endocarditis # ... Echocardiogram #
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... ultrasound_vcu #MitralValve ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Pt had mitral valve ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#MitralValve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... RJonesSonoEM #MitralValve ... #MV #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... endocarditis with ... VLSorrellImages #mitralvalve ... #endocarditis # ... abscess #plax #Echocardiogram
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... #comparison #infective ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
mobile mitral valve ... vegetation secondary to endocarditis ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Infective #Endocarditis ... #MitralValve #Vegetation
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
cardiomyopathy Acute valve ... dysfunction - Endocarditis ... - Prosthetic valve ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis