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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#MitralValve
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #plax
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
) at the level of ... heart strain (pulmonary ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
Echocardiogram ... a patient with Pulmonary ... little fuzzy but if ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PLAX
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
Beautiful PLAX view - fine rapid ineffective movement of the
Fine Ventricular ... Echocardiogram ... Life threatening ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... presents with fever ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #clinical
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... 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 #
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
Echocardiogram ... VSD with with pulmonary ... eabramsMD #VSD #Ventricular ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #PLAX
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Echocardiogram ... was metastatic pulmonary ... henneberry_ryan #RV #Ventricular ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Increased protein level ... normal glucose level ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management