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Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... presents with fever ... #aorta #Valve # ... Endocarditis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... night sweats, fever ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... commonly affects Aortic ... Diagnosis: Duke Criteria ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... Summary #duke #criteria
Splenic Abscess on POCUS

Older male with IVDU presents with fever, abdominal pain and hypotension.  During
presents with fever ... your perisplenic window ... Had Aortic valve ... endocarditis. ... #clinical #ultrasound
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
who meet SIRS criteria ... infections, whose clinical ... warrant an elevated level ... tract infection, endocarditis ... #Management #BloodCultures