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In this instance, the diagnosis was cardiomyopathy arising from multiple foci of infection from which Pseudomonas aeruginosa | In this instance, the diagnosis was cardiomyopathy arising from multiple foci of infection from which Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ||
was cultured. It is interesting that in this case the heart sounds arising from blood flow through the heart and over the heart valves were normal; thus, it can be inferred that vegetative endocarditis was not present. | was cultured. It is interesting that in this case the heart sounds arising from blood flow through the heart and over the heart valves were normal; thus, it can be inferred that vegetative endocarditis was not present. | ||
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Revision as of 16:22, 28 October 2011
An Australian taipan, one of the world’s most deadly venomous snakes, has a swelling in the region of its heart that is progressively growing so large that swallowing is becoming difficult. Doppler ultrasonic blood-flow detection does not reveal abnormal valvular or vascular sounds.
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| What is your tentative diagnosis? | Cardiomyopathy. |
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| What tests or other procedures would you perform to confirm your diagnosis? |
In this instance, the diagnosis was cardiomyopathy arising from multiple foci of infection from which Pseudomonas aeruginosa was cultured. It is interesting that in this case the heart sounds arising from blood flow through the heart and over the heart valves were normal; thus, it can be inferred that vegetative endocarditis was not present. |
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