Catching Silent Heart Killers—How Bedside Ultrasound Revealed Hidden Endocarditis: A Case Report
Reshvinder Dhillon, Sarah McMullin · 2026
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Reshvinder Dhillon and Sarah McMullin tell a 2026 case where bedside ultrasound caught hidden heart infection in a child. A six-year-old girl with a known heart hole came in with worse breathing, fever, belly pain, and poor intake.
An emergency doctor used point-of-care ultrasound and spotted a suspect mass in the right atrium. Formal heart scans and blood cultures then confirmed infection of the heart lining from a common skin germ. The authors stress that bedside scans cannot replace full heart imaging. Still, fast access sped up diagnosis and care. The case backs more training and set rules for bedside heart scans in children.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Reshvinder Dhillon, Sarah McMullin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |