Endocarditis Flashcards
1
Q
What does rheumatoid factor bind?
A
binds Fc region of IgG
2
Q
Most common organism causing endocarditis in IV drug users
A
S. aureus
3
Q
Most common organism causing infectious endocarditis in prosthetic valves
A
S. epidermidis
4
Q
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
etiologies
A
hypercoagulable state
underlying adenocarcinoma of the stomach
5
Q
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
pathology
A
vegetations that cuase regurgitations
6
Q
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
pathology
A
systemic lupus erythematous
vegetations on both sides of the mitral valve
regurgitation
