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Endocarditis : Diagnosis and Management by Kwan-Leung Chan, John M. Embil (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This new addition will provide an update on the current prophylaxis guidelines, the new diagnostic approach in the detection of the disease, the proposed schemas to predict prognosis, and the new treatment strategies to improve the outcome of patients afflicted with this serious condition.   Endocarditis is a serious disease with a high rate of morbidity and mortality.  The in-hospital mortality remains at 10-20%. The poor outcome of patients with this condition is due in large part to the delay in making the diagnosis which frequently can be elusive.  As a result of its wide spectrum of manifestations, endocarditis can mimic many different conditions ranging from stroke to renal failure.  In order to minimize the delay in diagnosis, clinicians need to always be mindful of the possibility that endocarditis may be the cause of the symptoms. There have been ongoing efforts in the development of molecular probes and new imaging techniques to improve our ability to identify the disease early and reliably.  New treatment strategies have been studied with the aim to prevent complications and to improve survival. The structure of the previous edition is preserved.  The book is divided int

Who reads Endocarditis : Diagnosis and Management?

Author

Kwan-Leung Chan, John M. Embil (eds.)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing, Imprint Springer ; Springer International Publishing

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319277844

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Medicine