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A 52 year old man underwent a hemicolectomy. After a few days he complains of left ventricular pain and fever. ECHO has been done and shows a systolic murmur. What is the next appropriate investigation?

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A 52 year old man underwent a hemicolectomy. After a few days he complains of left ventricular pain and fever. ECHO has been done and shows a systolic murmur. What is the next appropriate investigation?


  1. CT
  2. US
  3. CXR
  4. Blood culture
  5. LFT

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The key is D. Blood culture. [Diagnosis is a case of infective endocarditis. Therefore the next appropriate investigation is blood culture].

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