Emergency Medicine Exam questions and answers Graded A+
Emergency Medicine Exam questions and answers Graded A+ what is Duke's criteria used for? -bacterial endocarditis differentiate between acute and subacute endocarditis -acute is a virulent organism (S. aureus) whereas subacute is less virulent (strep viridians) what are the 3 major criteria for Duke's --blood cultures -vegetations seen on echo -new regurg murmur what bug will cause endocarditis in drug users vs non drug -staph aureus for drug users; strep in non-drug what valves in endocarditis will be affected in drugs users vs non-
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