DocPakMan
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Can someone go over the Endocarditis's in this thread for me; some days im on the ball, but 2day for some reason,, i seem to have gotten a lil confused!
what im asking is the following:
those associated with IV drug abuse, dental procedures and the different pathogens as well as the side of the heart involved in a nice simplistic and more imp easy to remember way!!!
Thanking every1 in advance 
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| new_n_lost
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Causes
MCC Overall = S' Viridans ==> goes after previously damaged ones
MCC IV Abusers = S. Aureus ==> goes after both normal n previously damaged ones
MCC Prosthetic Valves = S. Epidermidis
MCC Associated with UC/Colorectal Ca. = S. Bovis.
Valves
MCC Overall = Mitral Valve
MCC in IV abusers = Triscuspid and Aortic Valve
Findings
Splinter hemorrhages fever splenomegaly , MCC of REgurgitation
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| new_n_lost
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S. Viridans is the MCC of Dental Disease & SBE = Sub acute Bacterial Endocarditis
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| drduck
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thanks both of u....
such topics are really important.....
good to have them noted somewhere...
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| DocPakMan
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awesome New_and _Lost! appreciate it..
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| drduck
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nnl....i think, it was MUTILANS...which is most common for dental caries....
what do u say
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| DocPakMan
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that is correct drduck.. its one of the subtype of viridians (sanguis and the other is mutans)
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| DocPakMan
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remember something abt adhesins with the mutans strain.. i have all this info in my brain.. think its gonna blow up sooner of later!!lol!!
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| new_n_lost
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S. Mutans is the MCC of Dental Caries n S. Viridans is MCC of Gingivitis considering the current outlines where Gingivitis has been more common and Caries is radically treated the incidence has decreased of Mutans.
This wht i know u can definitely Add more 
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| drduck
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dont know about gums...was talking about dents...
anyway....u have clarified things...
have to read more...
small things are easy to be missed....
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| sss sss
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strep viridans includes both strep mutans which causes dental caries and strep sanguis which causes sub acute bacterial endocarditis
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| drduck
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its always better to be specific....
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| drduck
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thanks anyway
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