{"id":4010,"date":"2023-09-12T08:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4010"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:35:23","slug":"endocarditis-bacterial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4010","title":{"rendered":"Endocarditis-Bacterial"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4010\" class=\"elementor elementor-4010\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d54f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"02d54f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12bc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f12bc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Know All About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5984aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a5984aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\r\n    <title>Dropdown with Links and Arrow<\/title>\r\n    <!-- Include Font Awesome -->\r\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.4.0\/css\/all.min.css\">\r\n    <style>\r\n        .dropdown-container {\r\n            position: relative;\r\n            display: inline-block;\r\n            width: 350px; \/* Adjust the width as needed *\/\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .dropdown {\r\n            width: 100%;\r\n            max-height: 150px; \/* Adjust the maximum height as needed *\/\r\n            overflow-y: auto;\r\n            border: 1px solid #ccc;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .dropdown-button {\r\n            width: 100%;\r\n 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margin-left: 5px;\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n    <div class=\"dropdown-container\">\r\n        <div class=\"dropdown-button\">Select From Menu<i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dropdown-options\">\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3538\">Ashthma<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3554\">Acute Respiratory Infections<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3562\">Acute Viral Hepatitus<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3571\">Acute Lymphoctic Leukemia<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3580\">Amoebiasis<\/a><\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3599\">Balanitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n             <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3607\">Bed Wetting<\/a><\/div>\r\n              <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3616\">Boils<\/a><\/div>\r\n               <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3625\">Chicken Pox<\/a><\/div>\r\n                 <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3638\">Colic<\/a><\/div>\r\n                   <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3647\">Common Cold<\/a><\/div>\r\n                     <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3663\">Convulsive Disorder<\/a><\/div>\r\n                     \r\n                      <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3675\">Conjunctivitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                       <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3717\">Constipation<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3745\">Diaper Rash<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3779\">Diphtheria<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3838\">Dog Bite<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3894\">Dehydration<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3950\">Ear Infection<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=3970\">Encorpresis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4010\">Endocarditis Bacterial<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4045\">Epilipsy<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4073\">Febrile Convulsion<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4136\">Fever of unknown origin<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4150\">Failure to thrive<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4213\">Gastro-Enteritis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4244\">German Measles<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4278\">Glomerulo-Nephritis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4297\">Giardiasis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4327\">Hair Fall (Telogen Effluvium)<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4352\">Haemolytic Anemia<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4387\">Hemophilia<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4414\">Hyperpyrexia\/Heat Stroke<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4436\">Infantile Eczema<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4462\">Intussusception<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4526\">Iron Deficiency<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4547\">Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4591\">Lactose Intolerance<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4592\">Mumps<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4621\">Measles<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4633\">Motion Sickness<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4644\">Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4656\">Pica<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4664\">Poliomyelitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4681\">Prickly heat<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4690\">REYE'S SYNDROME<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4702\">Rh Group & Rh Incompatibility<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4714\">Ringworm<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4725\">Roundworms<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4588\">Rheumatic Fever<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4583\">Sleep apnea in infants<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4549\">Sunburn<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=2044\">Teething<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4488\">Thallasemia<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4422\">Thrush(Oral Thrush)<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4382\">Thumb Sucking<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4305\">Tonsillitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4249\">Tuberculosis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4221\">Undescended Testes<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4183\">Vulvovaginitis<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4138\">Whooping Cough(Pertussis)<\/a><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"dropdown-option\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4097\">Worms<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <!-- Add more options as needed with appropriate href values -->\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525cbb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"525cbb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186688b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"186688b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENDOCARDITIS-BACTERIAL<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dea1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"03dea1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c06c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c06c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Definition:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cafde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33cafde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A non-contagious infection of the valves or lining of the heart, commonly involving heart muscle, heart valves and endocardium (inner lining of the heart chambers and valves).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44faf44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"44faf44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee644cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee644cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sex or Age most Affected<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c75570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c75570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Equally affects both sexes and all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec0e9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8ec0e9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46e7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a46e7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Signs & Symptons<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0095045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0095045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Early symptoms:<\/p><ul><li>Fatigue and weakness.<\/li><li>Intermittent fever, chills and excessive sweating, especially at night.<\/li><li>Weight loss.<\/li><li>Vague aches and pains.<\/li><li>Heart murmur.<\/li><\/ul><p>Late Symptoms<\/p><ul><li>Severe chills and high fever.<\/li><li>Shortness of breath on exertion.<\/li><li>Swelling of the feet, legs and abdomen.<\/li><li>Rapid or irregular heartbeat.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b62e3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8b62e3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0365d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0365d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75439df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75439df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bacteria or fungi that enter the blood and infect the valves and heart lining of children with damaged hearts (see risks below), thus causing further damage to the heart valves, muscles and linings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27670eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"27670eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708878b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"708878b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Increases With<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a866a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01a866a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Risk of heart-valve damage increases with:<\/p><ul><li>Rheumatic fever.<\/li><li>Congenital heart disease.<\/li><\/ul><p>Risk of endocarditis following heart-valve damage increases with:<\/p><ul><li>Pregnancy.<\/li><li>Excess alcohol consumption.<\/li><li>Use of immunosuppressive drugs.<\/li><li>Artificial heart valves.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e291fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0e291fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8414108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8414108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevention<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8b9fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d8b9fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your child has heart-valve damage or a heart murmur:<\/p><p>Request antibiotics prior to medical procedures that may introduce bacteria into the blood. These include dental work and surgery of the urinary or gastrointestinal tract.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f9ac5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"58f9ac5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8d881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a8d881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagnostic Measures<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8ac8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a8ac8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Medical history and physical exam by a doctor.<\/li><li>Observation of symptoms.<\/li><li>Laboratory blood counts and blood cultures.<\/li><li>ECG.<\/li><li>X-rays of the heart and lungs, including 2-D Echocardiogram.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2296206 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2296206\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3d986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3d986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Possible Complications<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6add0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6add0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Blood clots that may travel to the brain, kidneys or abdominal organs, causing infections, abscesses or stroke.<\/p><p>\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd Disturbances of the Heart-rhythm (atrial fibrillation is most common).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46f097 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a46f097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bb563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22bb563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Probable Outcomes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529903a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"529903a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usually curable with early diagnosis and treatment, but recovery may take weeks. If treatment is delayed, heart function deteriorates, resulting in congestive heart failure and death.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43f1be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f43f1be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b731bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b731bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TREATMENT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a445782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a445782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Measures<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e2498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd If your child has damaged heart valves, tell his doctor and dentist.<\/p><p>\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd After an episode of endocarditis, stay under a doctor&#8217;s care to prevent a relapse.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e91cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"56e91cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e85ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10e85ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medication<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9936e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9936e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics for many weeks to fight infection. Antibiotic treatment is often intravenous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835e17b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"835e17b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07b569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d07b569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dd15d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9dd15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rest in bed until full recovery. While in bed, legs to be flexed, often, to prevent clots forming in deep veins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078930e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"078930e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86948c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b86948c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diet<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a59b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05a59b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No special diet, unless there is an underlying heart disorder. In that case, follow a low-salt diet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3dfe6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7f3dfe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3c810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3c810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact your Doctor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce537f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce537f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any symptoms of endocarditis.<\/p><p>The following occurs during or after treatment:<\/p><ul><li>Weight gain without diet changes.<\/li><li>Blood in the urine.<\/li><li>Chest pain.<\/li><li>Sudden weakness or numbness in muscles of the face, trunk or limbs.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know All About Dropdown with Links and Arrow Select From Menu Ashthma Acute Respiratory Infections Acute Viral Hepatitus Acute Lymphoctic Leukemia Amoebiasis Balanitis Bed Wetting Boils Chicken Pox Colic Common Cold Convulsive Disorder Conjunctivitis Constipation Diaper Rash Diphtheria Dog Bite Dehydration Ear Infection Encorpresis Endocarditis Bacterial Epilipsy Febrile Convulsion Fever of unknown origin Failure to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=4010\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Endocarditis-Bacterial<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4010","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4010"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4854,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4010\/revisions\/4854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}