Abstract
Any new pulmonary edema warrants an urgent rule out of acute cardiac dysfunction. Because sepsis protocols emphasize rapid stabilization and treatment over etiologic evaluation, some cases of endocarditis may be missed as sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3149-3153 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical Case Reports |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- echocardiography
- mitral valve regurgitation
- point-of-care screening
- sepsis | infective endocarditis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine