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Murmurs Needing Echocardiography Evaluation #Management #EM #IM #Cardiology #Murmur #Benign #Characteristics #Echocardiogram #ALiEM
Echocardiography Evaluation #Management ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... Characteristics #Echocardiogram
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
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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
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 ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
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Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
8th-grade reading level ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
If the choice is available, biphasic waveform devices have greater efficacy than monophasic.In terms of the
selection of energy level ... of each energy level ... #Management #EBM ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... Cx for atypical endocarditis ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
- Patient s/p liver ... antibiotics to prevent endocarditis ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management