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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
natural frequency (e.g ... randomized controlled trial ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
Obtain an ECG at ... the time of arrival ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... LowRisk #Percent3 #DecisionAid