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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Failure - Aortic Aneurysm ... Papillary Muscle Rupture ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
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
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 ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... • Blood cultures
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
to the risk of rupture ... have claimed that POCUS ... wall defines an aneurysm ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS ... #AAA #Aortic #Aneurysm
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture ... Traumatic Injury to Root ... Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture ... pts From blood culture ... Gram negative rods ... Capnocytophaga #Culture ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Rhizopus spp on Culture and Microscopy
A "respiratory" specimen from a recently deceased organ donor.
This organ donor
Rhizopus spp on Culture ... This organ donor culture ... sporangiophores), with roots ... richdavisphd #Rhizopus #Culture ... #Microscopy #microbiology
AAA Rupture on POCUS

Dr. Manrique Umana McDermott @umanamd

#AAA #Rupture #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal #Aorta #Aortic #Aneurysm
AAA Rupture on POCUS ... umanamd #AAA #Rupture ... #POCUS #clinical ... Aorta #Aortic #Aneurysm
The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
abdominal aortic aneurysm ... suggestive of rupture ... the operating room ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS ... Abdominal #Aortic #Aneurysm
LV Pseudoaneurysm

• False “pseudo” aneurysm: rupture w/ blood contained *outside* wall layers. (case below)

• True aneurysm:
False “pseudo” aneurysm ... : rupture w/ blood ... below) • True aneurysm ... : no rupture; blood ... Ventricular #Clinical #POCUS