Endocarditis Symptoms and Diagnosis

An infectious diseases physician explains clinical clues to the diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis, a devastating infection of the heart valves. Endocarditis is fatal if not recognized and treated in time, and it can be very difficult to diagnose early. Learn what symptoms, signs, findings in lab tests and imaging should make you suspect that your patient might have endocarditis. What you learn in this video will be very easy to memorize, and it will make a huge difference in practice!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 simplified pathophysiology and microbiology of infective endocarditis
03:56 symptoms of acute endocarditis caused by S.aureus
05:31 septic emboli, Janeway lesions
06:43 symptoms of subacute endocarditis caused by Streptococci
08:30 most common metastatic infections
09:20 diagnostic tests for endocarditis
10:37 imaging, abscesses
11:06 bacteremia
12:25 predisposing conditions for endocarditis

[tiffanybrown]

Finally someone who teaches without asking me to memorize a bunch of stuff! Medicine is a lot of common sense. Just tell me why the disease process presents a certain way and I will remember it forever. THANK YOU DR. V!!!!

[kathleenb]

Best explanation I've heard. Thank you Dr. V

[wendyhart]

I had acute infected endocarditis caught it when i was in ICU in an iduced coma for something else. I developed severe pneumonia, staph aureas, then sepis. It destroyed my mitrial and aortic valves in a couple of weeks i went into heart faliure and my lungs filled with water. Im from the u.k so i had the valves replaced at Kings in London from bovine tissue.Septic shock is just horrific.
Im so lucky to still be here.
Its a silent killer, and it still terrifies me.

[Sharon-ykxm]

Thankyou thats the best info i have recived

[celtic_siren]

My father was diagnosed with this today. I hope and pray he will be fine😢

[doctormaged]

THANKS DOCTOR WE GOT VERY GOOD INFO ABOUT ENDOCARDITIS GREETING FROM A COLUAGE FROM EGYPT

[clinicaltips]

I want to remind everyone that my videos are for educational purposes only. Of course, everyone is welcome to watch, but the information I present is most useful for junior doctors, nurses, and students. As I stated in the description of every video and on my channel homepage, none of this is medical advice for patients. I don't practice medicine over the internet. If you are a patient and have any questions about your health, please get in touch with your doctor.

[rogersk]

Very interesting, I have repeated infections from staph type MRSA they say is in my nose. I am on antibiotic now but fear a relapse. Its effecting my heart. What do I do?

[Na-ncqt]

Good sir it was you who who actually explained you will be in heaven soon. I am stage 4 end stage
Blood coming out nose, mouth don't want to say anymore you are one of the chosen.
God Bless you. Soon I promise judgment day is coming 2st week of November. 🙌

[Sharon-ykxm]

Can it hide in the body after heart valve op ??

[loveand]

Can a root canal going bad cause this ???