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Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... typically secondary to infection ... (tricuspid in IVDU ... Diagnosis: Duke Criteria ... Summary #duke #criteria
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #management #cardiology
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
who meet SIRS criteria ... infections, whose clinical ... , endocarditis, ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Indications #Criteria