Point-of-care ultrasonography in geriatric medicine: usefulness for approaching infectious endocarditis diagnosis  

作　　者：Pablo Solla Patricia Cancelo Eva López Jesús de la Hera César Morís José Gutiérrez 

机构地区：[1]Geriatrics Department,Geriatrics Clinical Management Area,Hospital Monte Naranco,Oviedo,Spain [2]Health Research Institute of Asturias,Oviedo,Spain [3]Cardiology Department,Cardiac Area,Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias,Oviedo,Spain

出　　处：《Journal of Geriatric Cardiology》2022年第12期1001-1002,共2页老年心脏病学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Infective endocarditis has a high morbimortality rate,and delay in diagnosis and treatment is associated with a higher prevalence of complications.The clinical presentation is often atypical in older adults,and even when the classic symptoms are present,they may overlap with those of other conditions,making management more difficult.We present the case of a nonagenarian in whom cardiac-centered point-of-care ultrasound facilitated real-time decision making and the diagnosis of mitral endocarditis.

关 键 词：DIAGNOSIS ENDOCARDITIS mortality 

分 类 号：R473.5[医药卫生—护理学]