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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Mycotic aneurysm • Splinter ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Mycotic aneurysm • Splinter ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Osler's nodes - Splinter ... - Conjunctival splinter
Skin Findings in Endocarditis - Skin findings include palpable petechiae, splinter hemorrhages (nail bed lesions), Janeway
palpable petechiae, splinter ... #Endocarditis #Splinter
Embolic manifestations of endocarditis - Splinter hemorrhages - nail bed hemorrhages not extending the length of
endocarditis - Splinter ... #Endocarditis #Splinter
The most common etiologies of small bowel obstruction, and the key distinguishing features of each cause.
features of each cause ... Surgery: A case ... New York: Springer
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
fractures can be splinted ... ED with a volar splint ... Fracture #WristXRay #Radiology
Differential including the common malignant etiologies of palpable breast masses. 

#Differential; #Surgery; #Breastmasses; #Breastcancer; #Malignantbreastmass

Image Source:De
palpable breast masses ... Surgery: A case ... New York: Springer
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... immobilize • Splint ... : Extension splint ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology
Clinical manifestations of Infective Endocarditis

#Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms #Infective #Endocarditis #Manifestations #Janeway #Roth #OslerNodes #Splinter #PhysicalExam

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Roth #OslerNodes #Splinter