A very small illustrated review about what a young patient with pericardial disease may look like: Check our first blog post about the criteria for pericardial disease here: https://sketchbookmd.com/2019/06/04/pericardial-disease-2015-esc-guidelines/
Tag: chest pain
Infective endocarditis diagnostic criteria / Endocarditis infecciosa, criterios diagnósticos.
Criteria can be quickly summarized in: Major clinical criteria (or pathological criteria) – Evidence of either valve damage or evidence of microorganisms within the bloodstream: Positive ecocardiography for infective endocarditis: vegetation, abscess, dehiscence of prosthetic valve. 2 separated positive blood cultures for typical IE microorganisms, or a single one for Cox. Burnetti. Minor clinical criteria…