Healio Rheuminations Endocarditis for the Rheumatologist, Part 1: A Bit of Background
Infectious endocarditis can present with rheumatic features in 15% to 25% of cases. This series focuses on what a rheumatologist should know about the clinical puzzle of endocarditis.
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- Intro :11
- In this episode :22
- About episode one 2:33
- How did people diagnose infectious endocarditis back in the day? 5:15
- What is a Gulstonian Lecture? 6:25
- So, who was Dr. Emanuel Libman? 13:33
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- How Gustav Mahler’s endocarditis diagnosis was made 19:15
- The evolution of diagnosing endocarditis 20:45
- The story of Alfred S. Reinhart and his self-diagnosis of endocarditis 21:45
- Clinical signs and symptoms of endocarditis and how they hold up today 28:00
- Recap and a preview of next episode 33:20
- Conclusion 35:15
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