22. Systemic Pathology Flashcards
Accumulation of blood in pericardial space
Cardiac tamponade
“Beck’s triad” assoc with Cardiac tamponade
Distended neck veins
Distant muffled heart sounds
Decrease arterial BP
3 diseases assoc with RHD/RF
Scarlet fever
Impetigo
Strep throat
Disease caused by post streptococcal hypersensitivity
RHD
Strawberry tongue
Scarlet fever
Diff dx of scarlet fever (with strawberry tongue also)
Kawasaki disease
2 Histologic features of RHF
Aschoff bodies
Anitschkow giant cells
Pathognomonic granulomatous inflammed tissue of myocardium
Aschkoff bodies
“Caterpillar like” 🐛 Giant macrophages
Anitschkow giant cells
5 features of RF/RHD
Polyarthritis Pancarditis Valvular damage (mitral valve) Chorea Erythema marginatum
BQ: what Pericarditis is associated with RHD?
Fibrinoid pericarditis
Other term for fibrinoid pericarditis
“Bread and butter” pericarditis
BQ: Clinica feature of erythema multiforme
Target skin lesion/bull’s eye
Bacteria colonization of heart valves (mitral valve)
Endocarditis
Most common cause of Endocarditis (old textbook)
RHD
Accdg to WHO: High risk of Endocarditis in:
Prosthetic heart valve
Recent cardiac surgery
History of endocarditis
Treatment for pxs with high risk of having Endocarditis before Extraction or invasive procedures
Prophylactic antibiotic:
- Amoxicillin 2,000mg/2g
- 30mins to 60mins prior to invasive procedure - Clindamycin 600mg
- if allergic to amox
Side effect of clindamycin
Pseudomembranous colitis
Causative agent/bacteria of pseudomembranous colitis
Clostridium difficile
Tx for pseudomembranous colitis
Metronidazole
Vancomycin
Side effect of vancomycin
Red man syndrome
Most common type of endocarditis
Subacute endocarditis
Bacteria assoc with “endocarditis”
Streptococcus viridans
Infection of lungs esp the alveoli
Pneumonia