A 34-year-old man who is an intravenous drug user has presented to the emergency department with malaise, abdominal pain, and lethargy
The health care team wants to rule out endocarditis as a diagnosis. Staff of the department would most realistically anticipate which of the following sets of diagnostics?
A)
CT of the heart, chest x-ray, and ECG
B)
Echocardiogram, blood cultures, and temperature
C)
ECG, blood pressure, and stress test
D)
Cardiac catheterization, chest x-ray, electrolyte measurement, and white cell count
Ans:
B
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An echocardiogram would help visualize the heart, while blood cultures would confirm the presence or absence of microorganisms in circulation, and temperature would gauge the presence of infection. A chest x-ray, blood pressure measurement, and cardiac catheterization would be less likely to indicate infective endocarditis.
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