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HIV patient with sepsis - Infective endocarditis and vegetation

- Jaime Alejandro Sánchez Gutiérrez
@J_AlejandroMD

#Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #A4C
endocarditis and ... J_AlejandroMD #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Infective ... Vegetations
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #clinical #a4c
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... (e.g., spine, joints ... metastatic foci of infection ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... high index of clinical ... cultures/serology: Serial ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... regurgitation #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #POCUS #S4C
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
failure • Altered mental ... secondary to endocarditis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology ... #ultrasound #Pericardial
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
on POCUS This ... tricuspid valve are infective ... vegetations. ... #POCUS #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... no stigmata of endocarditis ... Diagnosis? ... AC joint septic ... #clinical #ultrasound
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... circumferential pericardial ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical