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Ultrasound of the Week - Achilles tendon rupture, complete

#Clinical #POCUS #Longitudinal #Achilles #Tendon #Ruptured #Complete #Tear
of the Week - Achilles ... tendon rupture, ... complete #Clinical #POCUS ... #Longitudinal #Achilles
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective endocarditis ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Achilles Tendon Rupture on POCUS

Obviously , diagnostic of the rupture of the Achille tendon is above
Achilles Tendon ... Rupture on POCUS ... of the Achille ... diagnosis but POCUS ... ardoukoba40 #Achilles
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... Generalized: • Chills ... • Blood cultures
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... sinus • Sputum culture ... Meningitis 10-14 days, Endocarditis ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... dysfunction + • Blood cultures ... negative blood cultures ... Negative blood cultures ... common, Aortic root
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Positive Blood Cultures ... , Gram(–) rods, ... positive bottles/cultures ... Fewer positive cultures ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Complete Achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Felt as hit on the back of leg (Complete Achilles tendon
Complete Achilles ... on POCUS Felt ... leg (Complete Achilles ... #Complete #Achilles ... #POCUS #msk #ultrasound
Achilles Tendon Rupture on POCUS

- MSK Ultrasound @SMUGcourses

#Achilles #Tendon #Rupture #POCUS #Clinical #MSK #Ultrasound
Achilles Tendon ... Rupture on POCUS ... SMUGcourses #Achilles ... #Tendon #Rupture ... #POCUS #Clinical
Achilles Tendon Rupture on POCUS
The clip shown demonstrated a ruptured achilles tendon

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Achilles #Tendon
Achilles Tendon ... Rupture on POCUS ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Achilles ... #Tendon #Rupture ... #POCUS #clinical