18 results
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical ... Care #Endocarditis
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 ... #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... Pathologic lesions - vegetation ... histology of a vegetation ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... Predisposition • Fever
Tricuspid Vegetation on POCUS - PSAX
PSSA level of aortic valve w/ vegetation on TV. Septic embolization

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Tricuspid Vegetation ... POCUS - PSAX PSSA level ... Septic embolization ... #POCUS #PSAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
consistent with a vegetation ... secondary to endocarditis ... young patient with fever ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
diagnosed with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Unexpected source of fever: Liver abscess on point-of-care ultrasound

- Dr. Dan Kim https://twitter.com/dan___kim/status/1016714544352116736

#Liver #Abscess #Hepatic #Clinical
Unexpected source of fever ... point-of-care ultrasound ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Radiology
Tricuspid Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (s4c)
There are times you do a bedside echo on
Tricuspid Vegetations ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... bedside echo on a septic ... #s4c #clinical ... #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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... formation • Other vegetations ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... -mm left sided vegetations