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Endocarditis (Mr Jalan) Flashcards

1
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what is endocarditis?

A

when there is a fungal or bacterial infection that infects the heart valves

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what can be seen when there is endocarditis in the heart valves?

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vegetations

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what do vegetations cause in the heart valves?

what other structure gets damaged?

A

damage the heart valves

there is also damage to chordae tendinae

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what is this called?

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vegetations

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what is this called?

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vegetations

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how can vegetations cause damage in other parts of the body?

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they break off the heart valve and get released into the blood (embolization)

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what makes individuals more prone to infectious endocarditis?

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previous damage to the heart valves

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what are the 2 classifications for infective endocarditis?

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  • Acute infective endocarditis
  • Subacute infective endocarditis:
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what defines Acute infective endocarditis?

who causes it?

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infection of a normal valve which gets rapidly destroyed

Caused by S. aureus.

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what defines Sub-acute infective endocarditis?

who causes it?

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less infectious and only infects previously damaged heart valves

Caused by less virulent organisms e.g.Strep. viridans

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what is the most common cause of infectious endocarditis?

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strep viridans

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what is the 2nd most common cause of infectious endocarditis?

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staph aureus

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what is the most common cause of infectious endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers?

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staph aureus

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what is the most common cause of infectious endocarditis after prosthetic valve surgery?

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Staph. epidermidis

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what is the most common cause of Infectious Endocarditis from intravenous catheters?

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staph epidermidis

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16
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what is the Most Common cause of Infectious Endocarditis in ulcerative colitis or colorectal cancer?

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Strep.bovis

17
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what are the Clinical systemic manifestations of infectious endocarditis?

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fever

18
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what are the Clinical cardiac manifestations of infectious endocarditis?

A

dyspnea

Regurgitant murmur

Signs of heart failure due to mitral/aortic regurgitation

19
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what are the immune complex vasculitis Clinical manifestations of infectious endocarditis?

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  • Roth’s spot (hemorrhages) in retina
  • Glomerulonephritis (vegetations that accumulate in nephrons)
20
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what microembolization clinical findings can be detected in infectious endocarditis?

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  • Splinter hemorrhages in nail beds
  • Osler’s node (painful) on pads of fingers and toes
  • Janeway lesions on hand and feet (painless)
  • Splenomegaly
21
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A patient with infectious endocarditis has vegetations, how are they detected?

A

by tranesophageal echocardiography

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