Infectious Diseases - Heart

Question 1

endocarditis mainly affects what in the heart

Answer 1

the valves

Question 2

endocarditis mainly affects what in the heart

Answer 2

the valves

Question 3

which kind of endocarditis affects normal valves

Answer 3

acute endocarditis

Question 4

main cause of acute endocarditis is

Answer 4

s. aureus

Question 5

what valve is mainly affected in acute endocaridits

Answer 5

aortic valve

Question 6

which kind of endocarditis is an emergency and needs ICU attention because of the possibility of acute heart failure

Answer 6

acute endocarditis

Question 7

what are the two tx for acute endocarditis

Answer 7

vancomycin and Rifampin (ahminoglycosides)

Question 8

what are 6 things that can cause deformed mitral valves

Answer 8

1. Rheumatic Fever
2. Bicuspid Aortic Valve
3. Aortic Sclerosis
4. Tetralogy of Fallot
5. PDA
6. Congenital heart disease

Question 9

why does PDA cause mitral valve deformity

Answer 9

because it allows for more heart to be put into the left heart, therefore putting more pressure on the mitral valve leading to deformity

Question 10

organisms that cause subacute endocarditis in deformed valves

Answer 10

s. viridian’s and enterococci(group D strep)

Question 11

which organism can cause endocarditis and is 50% of the time associated with colon cancer

Answer 11

S. Bovis

Question 12

how long is early prosthetic endocarditis?

Question 13

how long is late prosthetic endocarditis

Answer 13

> 2 months

Question 14

what can cause early prosthetic endocarditis

Answer 14

s. epidemis
s. aureus
s. viridans

Question 15

what can cause late prosthetic endocarditis

Answer 15

s. viridian’s
s. aureus
s. epididymis

Question 16

how to dx prosthetic heart valve endocarditis

Answer 16

blood culture (3sets) 3 different times

Question 17

how to dx prosthetic heart valve endocarditis

Answer 17

blood culture (3sets) 3 different times

Question 18

which kind of endocarditis affects normal valves

Answer 18

acute endocarditis

Question 19

main cause of acute endocarditis is

Answer 19

s. aureus

Question 20

what valve is mainly affected in acute endocaridits

Answer 20

aortic valve

Question 21

which kind of endocarditis is an emergency and needs ICU attention because of the possibility of acute heart failure

Answer 21

acute endocarditis

Question 22

what are the two tx for acute endocarditis

Answer 22

vancomycin and Rifampin (ahminoglycosides)

Question 23

what are 6 things that can cause deformed mitral valves

Answer 23

1. Rheumatic Fever
2. Bicuspid Aortic Valve
3. Aortic Sclerosis
4. Tetralogy of Fallot
5. PDA
6. Congenital heart disease

Question 24

why does PDA cause mitral valve deformity

Answer 24

because it allows for more heart to be put into the left heart, therefore putting more pressure on the mitral valve leading to deformity

Question 25

organisms that cause subacute endocarditis in deformed valves

Answer 25

s. viridian's and enterococci(group D strep)

Question 26

which organism can cause endocarditis and is 50% of the time associated with colon cancer

Answer 26

S. Bovis

Question 27

how long is early prosthetic endocarditis?

Question 28

how long is late prosthetic endocarditis

Answer 28

>2 months

Question 29

what can cause early prosthetic endocarditis

Answer 29

s. epidemis s. aureus s. viridans

Question 30

what can cause late prosthetic endocarditis

Answer 30

s. viridian's s. aureus s. epididymis

Question 31

osier's nodes, janway lesions. roth spots and immune complex deposition is seen in

Answer 31

subacute endocarditis

Question 32

how to dx prosthetic heart valve endocarditis

Answer 32

blood culture (3sets) 3 different times

Question 33

what is inside the blood culture vile that allows the bacteria to grow

Answer 33

BHI-Brain Heart Infusion

Question 34

what will show the vegetation's in the heart

Answer 34

echocardiogram (transesophageal is the best)

Question 35

what is the treatment for endocarditis caused by s. viridian's

Answer 35

penicillin

Question 36

what affects the mitral valve by first causing regurgitation and then later in life stenosis of the valve

Answer 36

Rheumatic fever