Endocarditis Flashcards
Most Common Symptom of Bacterial Endocarditis
Fever
Tender Raised Lesions on Finger or Toe Pads
Osler’s Nodes
Small, Painless, Erythematous Lesions on Palms or Soles
Janeway Lesions
Symptoms of Bacterial Endocarditis (FROM JANE)
FROM JANE
- Fever
- Roth’s Spots
- Osler’s Nodes
- Murmur
- Janeway Lesions
- Anemia
- Nail-bed Hemorrhage (Splinter)
- Emboli
Round white spots on the retina surrounded by hemorrhage
Roth’s Spots
Most Common Cause of Acute Endocarditis
- Staph Aureus
Findings of Acute Endocarditis
Large vegetations on previously normal valves, rapid onset.
Which valve is most commonly involved in endocarditis?
Mitral Valve
What valve is associated with IV Drug Abuse Endocarditis?
Tricuspid Valve
Causes of IV Drug Abuse Endocarditis
Staph Aureus, Psuedomonas, and Candida
Complications of Endocarditis
Chordae Rupture, Suppuritave Pericarditis, Emboli
Most Common Cause of Subacute Endocarditis
Viridans Streptococci
Findings of Subacute Endocarditis
- Most Common Type.
- Smaller vegetations on congenitally abnormal or diseased valves.
- Can follow dental procedures, insidious onset.
Cause of Endocarditis associated with Colon Cancer
S. Bovis
Cause of Endocarditis found on prosthetic valves
S. Epidermidis (associated with sewing ring abscesses)
