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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 ... Blood Cx grew staph ... #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
(PLAX) Surgery ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Rupture, Acute Infective ... Endocarditis, Acute ... : Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Diagnosis #Causes #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 ... #clinical #cardiology ... #plax
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
15 mm) isolated aortic ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram

PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm after
Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram ... High grade fever ... Pseudoaneurysm #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... high index of clinical ... features: Fever ... features: Fever ... dysfunction common, Aortic
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria for Infective ... Endocarditis Definite ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... Predisposition • Fever ... #Endocarditis #
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 #
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
) at the level of ... the Aortic Valve ... helps assess for aortic ... #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology