Endocarditis

Question 1

What is endocarditis?

Answer 1

This inflammation of endocardium

happens from bacterial infection

Usually theres valve damage which leads to thrombi and bacteria migrate there causing infection.

Sometimes it can be non-bacterial and be because of lupus ( auto immune disease)

Question 2

How to diagnose infective endocarditis?

Answer 2

Positive blood culture

CT angiography

Question 3

Treatment if endocarditis?

Answer 3

Prolonged antibiotics
Surgery( severe cases)

Question 4

Prevention of endocarditis?

Answer 4

If someone is high risk antibiotics are given before hand.

Question 5

What is cardiac tamponade?

Answer 5

Accumulation of fluid in pericardial space, causes compression of the heart chambers, which leads to decrease in venous return + filling in heart. Causing a reduced cardiac output.

Question 6

Symptoms of cardiac tamponade?

Answer 6

Becks triad
- falling BP
- Rising JVP
- Muffeled heart sound

Question 7

signs of endocarditis?

Answer 7

R - Roth spots
O - Osler nodes
J - Janeway lesions
S- Spinter Haemorrhages