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INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS - Coggle Diagram
INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
Pathogenesis:
valve is damaged>deposition of platelets, fibrin and other proteins to attach to the surface of the valve.
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Microbiology
Microscope:streptococci>gram positive cocci>chains , Staphylococcus>gram positive>clusters
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Signs
Clubbing,Janeway lesios,Osler's node,splinter haem
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Investigations
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negative blood culture:antibiotics prior blood culture, difficult to grow org. Solution: draw serum for Coxiella and Bartonella
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