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24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... valve vegetation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve # ... Endocarditis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -mm left sided vegetations ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
vegetations found ... irregularly shaped vegetations ... on mitral and aortic ... Vegetations mostly ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Diagnosis and Management ... commonly affects Aortic ... valve (tricuspid ... bacteria, ECHO w/ vegetation ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever, Vascular
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... insult due to vascular ... formation • Other vegetations ... -mm left sided vegetations
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
dissection of ascending aorta ... into valve ring ... ) • Puimonary vascular ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential