20th June 2024

A 34-year-old man with a history of IV drug use presents to the emergency department

A 34-year-old man with a history of IV drug use presents to the emergency department. He is feverish, has rigors and reports anorexia. On examination, there is pansystolic murmur at the left sternal edge. There is also tender hepatomegaly. The provisional diagnosis of tricuspid endocarditis is made.

What is the most common site of septic emboli from tricuspid endocarditis?

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