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Apr 2023
43m 12s

Infective Endocarditis-Associated Stroke

EB Medicine
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In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the March 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article on Emergency Department Management of Infective Endocarditis-Associated Stroke


Epidemiology


Pathophysiology


Populations at Risk


Complications

  • Intracranial hemorrhage
  • Aneurysms
  • Heart block


Prehospital Care


ED History and Examination


Imaging


Antibiotic Therapy


Surgical Treatment


Special Populations


Summary

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