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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... organisms - ECHO: vegetation ... criteria #Endocarditis ... #Duke #Criteria ... #Diagnosis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Pathologic lesions - vegetation ... histology of a vegetation ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #diagnosis #major
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... Aortic valve (tricuspid ... : Duke Criteria ... bacteria, ECHO w/ vegetation ... #duke #criteria
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram
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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
formation • Other vegetations ... Diagnosis? ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
approach to the diagnostic ... large or mobile vegetations ... #Diagnosis #InfectiveEndocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... formation • Other vegetations ... Suspicion → TEE • Duke ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations