endocarditis…

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heart, section, the middle, heart, janeway lesion, close-up, janeway lesion on the finger, heart valves, valve infection, endocarditis, inflammation, the inside lining, the heart chambers, heart valves, endocardium, endocarditis, involve the heart muscle, heart valves, lining, the heart, most people who develop endocarditis have underlying valvular heart disease, injection drug use, recent dental surgery, permanent central venous access lines, prior valve surgery, weakened valves, risk factors, developing endocarditis, bacterial infection, most common source of endocarditis, fungi, no causative organism, related topics, culture-negative endocarditis, infective endocarditis, fatigue, weakness, fever, chills, night sweats, severe, weight loss, muscle aches, pains, heart murmur, shortness of breath, swelling of feet, legs, abdomen, blood, in the urine, sweating, excessive, red painless skin spots, located on the palms, soles, janeway lesions, red, painful nodes, in the pads, the fingers, toes, osler's nodes, paleness, nail abnormalities, splinter hemorrhages under the nails, joint pain, abnormal urine color, endocarditis symptoms, develop slowly, subacute, suddenly, acute, a history of congenital heart disease, rheumatic fever, recent dental work, intravenous drug use raises the index of suspicion, physical examination, an enlarged spleen, examiner, detect a new heart murmur, a change, previous heart murmur, examination, the nails, splinter hemorrhages, eye examination, retinal hemorrhages, a central area of clearing, roth's spots, petechiae, pinpoint hemorrhages, detected, in the conjunctiva, fingertips, become enlarged, nails, curve, clubbing, repeated blood culture, sensitivity, best test, detection, serology, certain bacteria that hard to detect by blood culture, esr, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, cbc, a high white count, low grade, microcytic, small red blood cells, anemia, ecg, echocardiogram, transesophageal echocardiogram, chest x-ray, hospitalization, required initially to administer intravenous antibiotics, long-term antibiotic therapy is required to eradicate the bacteria, heart chambers, valves, therapy up to 6 weeks is not uncommon, chosen antibiotic must be specific, the organism causing the condition, determined by the blood culture, sensitivity tests, activity is restricted to bed rest initially, gradually increased, the condition improves, no special diet, low-salt diet, an underlying heart disorder, heart failure develops, a result of damaged heart valves, infection is breaking off in little pieces, resulting, strokes, surgery to replace the affected heart valve indicated, early treatment of endocarditis improves the chances of a good outcome, congestive heart failure, treatment is delayed, blood clots that travel, brain, kidneys, lungs, abdomen, causing severe damage to these organs, arrhythmias, irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation, glomerulonephritis, severe heart valve damage, stroke, brain abscess, brain, nervous system changes, jaundice, note the following symptoms, after treatment, weight loss, change in diet, blood in urine, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, numbness, fever, preventive antibiotics, given to people, predisposing heart conditions, dental procedures, surgeries involving the respiratory, urinary, intestinal tract, continued medical follow-up is advised, a history of endocarditis.