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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Endocarditis # ... #clinical #a4c
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Aggressive management ... metastatic foci of infection ... (e.g. septic arthritis ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Syphilis Arthritis-Dermatitis ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis ... Distal joints, knees ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management
HIV patient with sepsis - Infective endocarditis and vegetation

- Jaime Alejandro Sánchez Gutiérrez
@J_AlejandroMD

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #A4C
with sepsis - Infective ... endocarditis and ... J_AlejandroMD #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... stable Antibiotic Management ... (endocarditis, ... osteomyelitis, septic arthritis ... #Management #Algorithm
hyperdynamic LV, oscillating echogenic mass on the anterior leaflet of the MV with severe eccentric MR,
eccentric MR, culture+ infective ... endocarditis # ... pocus #echocardiogram ... #a4c #ultrasound
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... of hands/feet, knees ... corticosteroid injections ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #diagnosis #management
Chiari Network on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Chiari network - fenestrated, net-like embryonic remnants of valves of
Chiari Network on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... associated with infective ... endocarditis, arrhythmias ... Chiari #Network #POCUS
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... , Septic arthritis ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... on POCUS IVDU ... no stigmata of endocarditis ... arthritis rare. ... #Effusion #POCUS