Endocarditis Case 2
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A 45-year-old injectable drug user has been having daily injections of Ceftriaxone for 2 weeks for endocarditis in ambulatory care. He presents with a history of ‘shivers’ and vomiting. He admits to sleeping rough and is continuing to abuse injectable drugs.
On examination, he has a temperature of 38.6 C, heart rate of 120/min, Blood Pressure 150/93 mm Hg, and SpO2 95% on air. You detect a faint tricuspid regurgitation murmur.
The nurse says that while trying to provide a urine specimen the patient was clumsy and she had to change the sheets on his bed.
Which of the following are frequently encountered complications of endocarditis?
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