Point of Care Ultrasound Used to Diagnose Nontyphoidal Endocarditis

Zahraa Y Alqallaf; Ossama S Maadarani; Mohamed E Elhabibi; Mohamad Abdelfatah; Zouheir I Bitar

doi:10.24908/pocus.v9i1.16937

Point of Care Ultrasound Used to Diagnose Nontyphoidal Endocarditis

POCUS J. 2024 Apr 22;9(1):29-32. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v9i1.16937. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Zahraa Y Alqallaf¹, Ossama S Maadarani^{2

3}, Mohamed E Elhabibi^{2

3}, Mohamad Abdelfatah², Zouheir I Bitar²

Affiliations

¹ BSc in Biology student, Dalhousie University Halifax, NS Canada.
² Critical Care Unit, Ahmadi Hospital Ahmadi Kuwait.
³ Kuwait Oil Company Ahmadi Kuwait.

Abstract

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can make an expedited diagnosis, which might lead to early correct management. POCUS should be used in a systemic and integrated approach to evaluate multiple organs in patients with sepsis and septic shock. We present a rare case of sepsis due to nontyphoidal Salmonella endocarditis with splenic abscess in which a multiorgan POCUS examination led to expedited treatment.

Keywords: Endocarditis; Non-typhoidal Disease; POCUS.

Publication types

Case Reports