Clinical features

Question 1

Physical symptoms of infective endocarditis?

Answer 1

1. Clubbing
2. Jane way lesions
3. Osler’s nodes
4. Splinter haemorrhages
5. Roth spots

Question 2

What are ‘Roth spots’

Answer 2

Boat shaped retinal haemorrhages

Question 3

What are ‘Janeway lesions’

Answer 3

Painless palmers macules

Question 4

What are ‘Osler’s nodes’

Answer 4

Painful purple papules

Question 5

Name 3 general clinical features?

Answer 5

1. Sepsis - fever, rigors, weight loss
2. Splenomegaly
3. Cardiac features
   - Mitral . aortic regurg
   - AV block