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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #a4c #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#MitralValve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... POCUS Cardiology ... • Parasternal Long ... of the Aortic Valve ... #POCUS #Cardiology
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #clinical #ultrasound
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Tricuspid Valve ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... frequently have lung ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • PSAX: Aortic Valve ... (AV) Level • ... (MV) Level • ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
vegetation secondary to endocarditis ... young patient with fever ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Infective #Endocarditis
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
a patient with fever ... prosthetic heart valves ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
diagnosed with endocarditis ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... verrucous) • Lung ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #management #cardiology