Clinical: Endocarditis, Myocarditis and Pericarditis Flashcards
What are the types of myocarditis?
Describe them

How can you tell this PT has pericarditis?


What is this?


What is this?


- Describe the etiology of Pericarditis
- Viral
- Bacterial
- Others

List some of the clinical features of myocarditis

How can you tell this person has pericarditis?


Who gets pericarditis more, males or females?
Males
Describe the clinical presentation of pericarditis

Describe the pathologic criteria and clinical criteria for infective endocarditis

What pathogens and conditions can cause infective endocarditis?

What are the Cardiac Non-Risk Factors for Endocarditis?

What is this?


What are the Cardiac Risk Factors for Endocarditis?

What is this?

Roth’s spots are retinal hemorrhages with white or pale centers.
This is from a pericarditis patient who had a pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade? How can you tell?

Electrical alternans
What is this?


Infective Endocarditis Epidemiology
- What is the incidence?
- Who gets it more: males or females?
- How does age factor into play?

What things can you use to Dx pericarditis?

What criteria can you use to Dx acute pericarditis?

List some general signs for Endocarditis

List some general symptoms for Endocarditis
