Article
Getting to the heart of the opioid crisis: Infective endocarditis
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2022
Disciplines
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Infective endocarditis is a potentially fatal infection of the endocardium or valves that can result from IV drug abuse. This article describes a patient with infective endocarditis masked by opioid abuse withdrawal symptoms. This challenging presentation brings to the forefront the need for clinicians to be aware of and understand the changing risk factors and demographics of patients with nonspecific infective endocarditis.
PubMed ID
35881714
Citation Information
Nicole Daher and Jolene Bohensky. "Getting to the heart of the opioid crisis: Infective endocarditis" JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants Vol. 35 Iss. 8 (2022) p. 26 - 30 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jolene-bohensky/3/
This article was published in Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Volume 35, Issue 8.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jaa.0000824936.01689.ed.
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