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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Autoimmune • ITP • SLE ... Prosthetic Heart Valve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
- Autoimmune: SLE ... - Mechanical: valve ... replacement, endocarditis ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... Pericarditis, Endocarditis ... , Aortic valve lesions ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus #SLE ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... • Autoimmune (SLE ... Influenza Prosthetic Valve ... • Petechiae Immunologic ... aureus prosthetic valve
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
prosthetic heart valves ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... ventricular dysfunction (see ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
diagnosed with endocarditis ... carefully, you can see ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Tricuspid Valve ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... TricuspidValve #TV #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... genotypes): SS, SC, SE ... mechanical cardiac valve ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology