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10/26 - Pathology of the Heart Flashcards

1
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infective endocarditis can be subacute or acute depending on what

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virulence of organism
1. low virulence
2. high virulence

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what virulence has low-grade fever, malaise, and weight loss?

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low virulence

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3
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what virulence has high fever, shaking chills, and overt septicemia?

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high virulence

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4
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what are organisms of high virulence in acute endocarditis? what valves involved

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staph aureus; normal valves

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5
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how do people get acute infective endocarditis

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IV drug use

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6
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what valves are involved in acute infective endocarditis

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tricuspid and pulmonary valves (rather than left heart valves)

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7
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what is caused by low virulence organisms on previously damaged valves and streptococcus viridans?

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subacute infective endocarditis

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who gets subacute infective endocarditis

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Pre-existing cardiac abnormalities, especially valvular disease:

Small Ventriculoseptal defects
Calcific aortic stenosis
Mitral valve prolapse (most common predisposing factor)
Chronic rheumatic valvular disease

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9
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what is involved in noninfective endocarditis

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  1. lupus erythematous
  2. usually mitral valve (“Libman-Sacks Disease”)
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10
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which condition in which libman sacks endocarditis is seen

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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11
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what layer involved in cardiomyopathy

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muscular layer

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12
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what are the different functional patterns of cardiomyopathy

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  1. dilated
  2. hypertrophic
  3. restrictive
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13
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functional pattern: DILATED

left ventricular ejection fraction
mechanism of failure
CAUSES
secondary myocardial dysfunction

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especially know: genetics, alcoholism, and sarcoidosis

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functional pattern: HYPERTROPHIC

left ventricular ejection fraction
mechanism of failure
CAUSES
secondary myocardial dysfunction

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especially know genetics and diabetic mothers

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functional pattern: RESTRICTIVE

left ventricular ejection fraction
mechanism of failure
CAUSES
secondary myocardial dysfunction

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especially know amyloid (protein) and radiation

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16
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what is the inflammatory process causing myocardial injury (middle heart)

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myocarditis

17
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causes of myocarditis

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  1. infection mediated (viral, bacterial, parasistic, fungal)
  2. immune mediated myocardial injury (not well understood)
18
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how does myocarditis present

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  1. arrythmias, congestive heart failure
  2. dilated cardiomyopathy
19
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what infiltrate and damage myocardial fibers

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lymphocytes

20
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what are abnormalities of the pericardium

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  1. pericarditis
  2. pericardial effusion
  3. hemopericardium
21
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causes of pericarditis

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  1. infectious agents
  2. presumably immunilogically mediated
  3. misc
22
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infectious agents that cause pericarditis

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  1. Viruses
  2. Pyogenic bacteria
  3. TB
  4. Fungi
  5. Other parasites
23
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immunologically mediated causes of pericarditis

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  1. Rheumatic fever
  2. SLE
  3. Scleroderma
  4. Drug hypersensitivity reaction
24
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what are misc. causes of pericarditis

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  1. MI
  2. Uremia
  3. After cardiac surgery
  4. Neoplasia
  5. Trauma
  6. Radiation
25
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what is the most frequent type of pericarditis

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fibrinous and serofibrinous pericarditis

26
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what is fibrinous and serofibrinous pericarditis associated with

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  1. Acute myocardial infarction
  2. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  3. Chest irradiation
  4. Trauma
27
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what can develop a loud pericardial friction rub

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fibrinous and serofibrinous pericarditis

28
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what can comprimise cardiac output due to fluid accumulation in percardcial sac

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fibrinous and serofibrinous pericarditis

29
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what can purulent (bacterial) pericarditis complicate?

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  1. Empyema (pleural space infection)
  2. Lobar pneumonia
  3. Mediastinal infections
  4. Infective endocarditis

ALSO: bacterial septicemia

30
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is chronic, fibrosing pericarditis a constrictive pericarditis?

31
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what is fibrosis with obliteration of pericardial cavity

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constrictive pericarditis

32
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is chronic, fibrosing pericarditis idiopathic

33
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causes of chronic, fibrosing pericarditis

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radiation therapy, infection post surgery

34
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what may represent the result of any pericarditis which resolved with scarring

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chronic, fibrosing pericarditis

35
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what occurs when fluid accumulation in the pericardial space occurs

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pericardial effusions

36
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the nature of pericardial effusion is determined by what causes?

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  1. Serous: congestive heart failure, hypoalbuminemia
  2. Serosanguineous (watery, blood tinged): blunt chest trauma, malignancy
  3. Chylous (milky): mediastinal lymphatic obstruction, usually by mediastinal neoplasm
37
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clinical features of pericardial effusions

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  1. Often asymptomatic
  2. Cardiac tamponade; heart unable to expand during diastole due to fluid in sac
  3. Relatively common in SLE
38
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what occurs when heart is unable to expand during diastole due to fluid in sac

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cardiac tamponade

39
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what happens in hemopericardium

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  1. Ruptured infarction
  2. Penetrating cardiac trauma
  3. Cardiac tamponade results

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