Endocarditis - Block 2 Flashcards
What is endocarditis?
Inflammation of the endocardium (membrane the lining of the chambers of the heart)
What are causes of endocarditis?
- Vavular endolial damage and colonization
- Platelet and fibrin deposits -> nonbacterial throbotic endocarditis (NBTE) -> pressure gradient across the affected valve
- Vegetation -> Bloodstream infection or transient bacteremia -> vegetation breaks off -> embolism
Overall heart valve destruction
IE is generally caused by _____ bacteria?
G+
What are the common pathogens of IE?
- S. aureus
- Coagulase - staph
- Viridians
- HACEK
Common pathogens seen in native valves?
MSSA >MRSA, Strep, and enterococci
Common pathogens of prosthetic valves?
<2 months post op: MRSA>MSSA
>2 months post op: Staph (MSSA>MRSA), strep, enterococci, biofilm of S. aureus
RF of IE?
- Prostetic heart valve
- Hx of IE
- IUD
- > 60YO
- Males
- Poor dental hygiene
What are the complications of IE?
- HF
- End organ damge
- Neurological damge
- Metastatic infection
- Local tissue infammation
What are clinical presentation IE?
- Fever
- Roth spots
- Osler nodes
- Murmur
- Janeway lesions
- Anemia
- Nail bed hemorrhage
- Emboli
What are the complications of emboli?
Left sided EC -> renal artery emboli -> flank pain and hematuria -> splenomegaly -> infarction of spleen, brain stroke or meningitis
Right-sided -> pulmonary embolism and abscess
Wht is splinter hemorrhage?
Hemorrhages found on nail beds due to systemic depletion of fibrinogen and platelet
What are oosler nodes?
Purplish Papules or nodules on the toesdue to embolism, immunologic phenomena or both
What are Janeway lesions?
Painless hemorrhagic plaques on palms and soles due to embolism
What are roth spots?
Retinal infarct with central pallor and surrounding hemorrhages
What are the lab presentations of IE?
ECHO -> vegetation
Elevated WBC
Anemia/thrombocytopenia -> decreased fibrin
Increase ESR and CRP
Bacteremia
What are the diagnostic tools for IE?
- Blood cultures
- ECHO
- Duke criteria
What are the major Duke criteria?
- Positive blood culture in the absence of primary focus
* Staph, strep, enterococcus, HACEK
* Persistant positive blood cultures - Evidence of endocardial
* Vegetation +
* New or worse murmur
What are the minor Duke criteria?
- Heart conditon or IVDU
- Fever
- Vascular phenomea (Janeway lesions, emboli)
- Immunologic phenomena (osler nodes, roth spots)
- Postive blood culture that is not major
What are categories of DUke criteria?
Definite: 2 major or 1 major+3 minor or 5 minor
Possible: 1 major+1 minor or 3-4 minor
Rejected: Not IE