Infective Endocarditis Flashcards

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Complications of IE

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Emboli (vegetation) if in the R chamber it can go to the lungs and cause dyspnea.

L chamber may travel anywhere in the arteries, reaching the spleen, kidneys, brain, lungs, or extremities.

Comes from infections of IV drug users

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