8 results
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic valve ... Also, LV dilation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #Endocarditis #
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... secondary to endocarditis ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve ... Left Ventricle (LV ... this underfilled LV ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... POCUS #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... (Vegetation, Thrombus ... embolization Wlo LV ... surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
(tricuspid in IVDU ... lines, prosthetic/cardiac ... Diagnosis: Duke Criteria ... bacteria, ECHO w/ vegetation ... Summary #duke #criteria
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... considered (principally vegetation ... are all of some value ... #LV #Echocardiogram