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exam q - ng - ArchivalUser - 07-06-2006
35 year old caucassian male had a aortic valve replaced some yrs back. He is IV drug abuser present with fever and chills. Which of following will be abnormal in his case ?
- blood cultures
- TEE
- CXR
- EKG
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-06-2006
BLOOD CULTURES
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-06-2006
1.
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-06-2006
ng
this q from the real eaxm
iw ould chose the tee
bcz the q is asking about the abnormal not the 1st to be done...
so i think tee is more vluable for this q.
defintly the blood culture will be abnormal but the tee will be very high yild and important here...so they expect u to think about the possible cx when we have this vavle there.and how this can influence the rx.
do have actual answer on this one.!
so i think its the tee.
0 - ArchivalUser - 07-06-2006
TEE
As Kareem76 said we are looking for something abnormal