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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... Treat underlying cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... w/ septic pulmonary ... with multiple embolic ... • Aggressive management
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
the diagnosis of pulmonary ... embolism. ... In this case, pulmonary ... embolism was confirmed ... with chest CT angiography
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
embolism it is ... The pulmonary embolus ... has caused a triangular ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
on POCUS This ... regurgitation & septic pulmonary ... CT chest confirmed ... and CT Surgery ... #POCUS #Clinical
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... 's female with chest ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary embolism ... seen in 34% of cases