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Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... ) Non-infective ... vs non-infective ... vegetation on echo ... signs/symptoms or echo
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... malignancy #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... organisms - ECHO ... Coxiella burnetii infection ... criteria #Endocarditis
Clinical manifestations of Infective Endocarditis

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

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manifestations of Infective ... Endocarditis ... Signs #Symptoms #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... Endocarditis No ... signs/symptoms or echo ... infarcts Features of Infective ... #comparison #infective
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... for metastatic infection ... Consider repeat echo ... metastatic foci of infection
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Mnemonic Fungal endocarditis ... / pSeudomonas endocarditis ... FunHEARTS #Mnemonic #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... Pathophysiology Non-infective ... Endocarditis Pathophysiology ... failure is rare Infective ... Endocarditis Pathophysiology
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Clinical Features of Infective ... Endocarditis ... Haematuria #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Osler Nodes in Infective Endocarditis

Dr. André Mansoor @AndreMansoor - Author of Frameworks for Internal Medicine https://amzn.to/2LmUODZ

#OslerNodes
Osler Nodes in Infective ... Endocarditis ... #OslerNodes #Endocarditis ... #Infective #Clinical