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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Infective Endocarditis ... non-infectious endocarditis ... Embolic phenomenon ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... Fever • Vascular phenomena ... • Immunologic phenomena ... criteria #Infective #Endocarditis
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
with infective endocarditis ... working diagnosis of endocarditis ... example of embolic phenomena ... due to endocarditis ... Node #infective #endocarditis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... multiple embolic phenomena ... Critical Care #Endocarditis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
rare) Raynaud's phenomenon ... Pericarditis, Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... Fever, Vascular phenomena ... , Immunologic phenomena ... Cx for atypical endocarditis ... MetroHealth_EM #Endocarditis
Embolic Phenomena: Purplish discoloration of skin resulting from embolus to small toe. In this case, the
Embolic Phenomena ... Embolic #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Fusobacterium), Embolic phenomena ... from endocarditis
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Fusobacterium), Embolic phenomena ... from endocarditis
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Fusobacterium), Embolic phenomena ... from endocarditis