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Polymicrobial Tricuspid Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram in IVDU.  MRSA and Candida Albicans.  Don't forget
Polymicrobial Tricuspid Endocarditis ... MRSA and Candida ... #S4C #pocus #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #ultrasound #Polymicrobial
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... meningitis, severe candidal ... infections (endocarditis ... - Virtually never ... for non-severe candida
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Valve Infective Endocarditis ... - VCU Ultrasound ... MitralValve #Infective #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #a4c ... #cardiology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... clinical concern for endocarditis ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... #candida #candidiasis
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
diagnosed with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... regurgitation #cardiology ... echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #POCUS #S4C
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... night sweats, fever ... #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
• Cellulitis: Fever ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis ... presents with fever ... TricuspidValve #TV #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... and/or digoxin level ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management