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Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis - No bueno!

- Dr. Said Alsidawi @AlsidawiMD

#Prosthetic #MitralValve #Endocarditis #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Focus Assessed Transthoracic ... Echo (FATE) - Basic ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Windows #Protocol #Ultrasound
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Valve Infective Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... MitralValve #Infective #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Intra-arrest Echo showing V-Fib at rhythm check!

Sam Ghali, M.D. @ https://twitter.com/EM_RESUS

#VFib #VentricularFibrillation #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Ultrasound #Clinical
Intra-arrest Echo ... VentricularFibrillation #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Consider repeat echo ... • Aggressive management ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - Basics
Nomenclature:
 - Echogenicity = brightness
 - Hyperechoic = more echogenic
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) - Basics ... Isoechoic = equal echo ... Brightness of image #pocus ... #ultrasound #knobology
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... your next step in management ... hypotension & this echo ... Pulmonary #Embolism #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #ultrasound
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS ... exam - normal echo ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS ... #Renal #Ultrasound
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare #POCUS