Endocarditis Springboard

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[@DocHemulin]

Hello, Why was a CT of the abdomen ordered?

[@iginsberg]

Guessing because they want to look for heapato- and splenomegaly?

[@DocHemulin]

Could order a US for that. A CT is more costly and more importantly has harmful radiation dose. A CT should be ordered only when indicated....

[@iginsberg]

Completely agree, that was just my best guess as to why they might have put that in here...