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Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... ultrasound_vcu #MitralValve ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve ... endocarditis with ... reduced LV systolic function ... VLSorrellImages #mitralvalve ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
#Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... MitralValve #Vegetation
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... consultation • Valve ... fistula causing heart ... function) • Aggressive ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
approach to the diagnostic ... other stigmata of infective ... valves, many congenital ... #Diagnosis #InfectiveEndocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram
This massive burden of tricuspid valve vegetation was caught in a young patient with septic shock.
burden of tricuspid valve ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Tricuspid ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Right ventricular function ... independent prognostic value ... mortality and heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Chiari Network on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Chiari network - fenestrated, net-like embryonic remnants of valves of
Chiari Network on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... embryonic remnants of valves ... associated with infective ... endocarditis, arrhythmias