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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Here you see a vegetation ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #plax
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... IE & HIV & CD4 ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #a4c
Tricuspid Vegetation on POCUS - PSAX
PSSA level of aortic valve w/ vegetation on TV. Septic embolization

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Tricuspid Vegetation ... on POCUS - PSAX ... PSSA level of ... #POCUS #PSAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
If you look carefully ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... subtle aortic valve vegetation ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
young patient with fever ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
on POCUS This ... regurgitation & septic pulmonary ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #Vegetation
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... formation • Other vegetations ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #diagnosis #management
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
associated with it i.e ... motion making the vegetation ... #Excrescences #psax ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus