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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
spp Although HACEK ... classically listed under BCNIE ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE ... #Microbiology #CNIE ... #BCNIE #cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... Etiologies - "True" BCNIE ... Legionella spp Although HACEK ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... @ID_fellows #BCNIE
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... gallolyticus • HACEK
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion on Lung ... Known lung CA. ... on this.Should have ... Pleural #Effusion #Lung ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors
Sub-pleural Consolidations that can be seen in COVID-19 on POCUS (note this patient did not have
patient did not have ... COVID19 #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... gallolyticus, HACEK
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Scanning COVID-19 everyday..but not all the B-lines confirm and not all the asymptomatic
COVID-19 on Lung ... asymptomatic positives have ... COVID19 #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Subpleural Consolidations that can be seen in COVID-19 (note this patient did not have COVID-19)
Note also
patient did not have ... COVID19 #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
patient was found to have ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary