Pathophysiology
This chapter will familiarize or re-familiarize learners with a summary of how microbes are able to colonize and infect endocardial surfaces.
- Pathophysiology intro
- Introducing infective endocarditis
- Exploring the stages of endocarditis
- Evaluating symptoms of infective endocarditis
- Reviewing systemic complications
- Diagnosing infective endocarditis
- Pathophysiology quiz
Echocardiography
In this chapter, we will cover the identifying features of endocarditis on echocardiography and how to assess for risk of embolization.
- Echocardiography intro
- Assessing endocarditis with echocardiography
- Using echocardiography appropriately
- Choosing the type of echocardiography
- Recognizing endocarditis on native valves
- Imaging endocarditis on prosthetic valves
- Detecting endocarditis on implanted devices
- Identifying complications on echocardiography
- Predicting embolization risk
- Echocardiography quiz
Treatment
Here, we will compare and contrast the most recent published guidelines for treatment and prevention with a panel of experts from Europe and America.
- Treatment intro
- Using prophylactic treatment
- Approaching empirical antibiotic treatment
- Implementing empirical antibiotic treatment
- Treating staphylococcal endocarditis
- Treating other specific microorganisms
- Considering oral step-down therapy
- Choosing surgery
- Treatment quiz
- Endocarditis Masterclass outro