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Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Clinical Features ... of Infective Endocarditis ... Neurological - Cerebral emboli ... #Endocarditis # ... Symptoms #Signs
Endocarditis Signs

 - Osler's Node: Painful red fingers/toes ➔ immune
 - Janeway Lesion: Painless palms/soles ➔
Endocarditis Signs ... immune - Janeway Lesion ... palms/soles ➔ emboli ... #Signs #OslersNode ... JanewayLesion #Clinical
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Infective Endocarditis ... Embolic phenomenon ... - Classical signs ... spots, Janeway lesions ... @AnnKumfer #Infective
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... vegetation base makes lesions ... and likely to embolize ... pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical ... infarcts Features of Infective ... #comparison #infective
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
without localizing signs ... , infective endocarditis ... without genital lesions ... typhoid, pulmonary embolism ... endocarditis