Infective Endocarditis Flashcards

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Symptoms of IE

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Fever, Chest pain, Dyspnoea, fatigue, weight loss, confusion, syncope.
Signs of infection.

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Signs of IE

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Splinter haemorrhages, Janeway lesions, Osler nodes, clubbing, Roth spots,
New onset murmur.

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Causative organisms of IE

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Streptococcus viridans,
Staph aureus (IVDU) Staph epidermis
HACEK organisms

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