A 34-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug use presents with fever, night sweats and a new systolic murmur. Blood cultures are taken and i...

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A 34-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug use presents with fever, night sweats and a new systolic murmur. Blood cultures are taken and intravenous antibiotics are started for suspected infective endocarditis. Which investigation is most appropriate to confirm the diagnosis?

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Transthoracic echocardiography

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Transoesophageal echocardiography

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Cardiac MRI

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CT coronary angiography

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Coronary angiography

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Infective endocarditis – diagnosis

A 34-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug use presents with fever, night sweats and a new systolic murmur. Blood cultures are taken and intravenous antibiotics are started for suspected infective endocarditis. Which investigation is most appropriate to confirm the diagnosis?