endocarditis Flashcards
on what side of the valve does a veg attach to
the flow side
etiology of endocarditis
intro of a pathogen into the circulation via the oral cavity, upper respiratory, and GI tract, female system causing bacteremia
acute endocarditis is usually caused by what bacteria
staphylococcus
what type of valve does acute endocarditis invade
normal valves
acute endocarditis is more severe true or false
True with rapid destruction of cardiac tissue
subacute endocarditis
sub clinical as long as 8 weeks
subtle presentation
sub acute endocarditis invades…
abnormal valves
subacute endocarditis caused by what bacterior
STREPtococcus
who is high risk of endocarditis and must take prophylactic antibiotics
prosthetic heart valves
history of endocarditis
cardiac transplant
congenital anomaly
endocarditis prevention
good oral hygiene
endocarditis signs and symptoms
anemia
joint pain
chill
fever of unknown origin
muscle pain
new murmur
night sweats
cough
SOB
tachy
new weight loss
red tender spots
complications of endocarditis
embolization
aneurysm
flail leaflets
fistula
perforation
valve dehiscence
regurg
stenosis
HF due to severe regurg
the veg must been what size to be seen by TTE
> 2-3 mm
on echo the veg may appear
thickened
shaggy
swinging
pedunculated
LV on echo with endocarditis
can be normal but with acute endocarditis it can cause severe MR/AR it can cause volume overload and cause a hyperdynamic state
