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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Cause Injury By ... Treat underlying cause ... : heart block, annular ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #POCUS give you ... the prosthetic annulus ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
vegetations to prevent embolism ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
vegetations to prevent embolism ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Many underlying causes ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Cardiology #MitralValve
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... cause injury by ... Treat underlying cause ... : Heart block, annular ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Embolic Phenomena: Purplish discoloration of skin resulting from embolus to small toe. In this case, the
In this case, the ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis ... Janeway #Lesions #Photo
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... medial mitral annulus ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4C
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
RV Thrombus on POCUS ... with Pulmonary Embolism ... you'll see the cause ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... have lung septic emboli ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology