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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Pearls ... Embolic phenomenon ... of IE like Roth spots ... #Summary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... w/ septic pulmonary ... with multiple embolic ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... Summary What is ... Vascular (septic emboli ... Osler nodes, Roth spots ... #Diagnosis #Summary