ILOs
- review the clinical features of infective endocarditis (IE)
- outline the diagnosis of IE and describe diagnostic criteria
- discuss the microbiology of the infective organisms in IE
- discuss the treatment of IE
- Define endocarditis.
- A reminder of the valves of the heart… which are most commonly affected?
- What is the ‘vegetation’ comprised of?
- What is quorum sensing?
- If we stopped quorum sensing, what would happen?
- Outline which organisms can cause endocarditis…
- How do we split the classification of endocarditis?
- Tell us about the different microbial aetiologies of each type of endocarditis…
- Outline the general epidemiology of endocarditis…
- What are the risk factors for NVE?
- What is the aetiology of aortic stenosis?
- How does rheumatic heart disease happen?
- What are the most common pathologies in endocarditis in IVDU?
- List the general acute and subacute clinical features of endocarditis…