GENERAL

Question 1

what type of patients are at higher risk of infective endocarditis?

Answer 1

Prosthetic heart valves.
A history of previous infective endocarditis.
Certain congenital heart defects.
Valvular heart disease.
Heart transplant recipients with valvular disease.

Question 2

Name and describe congenital bleeding disorders?

Answer 2

haemophillia (deficiency of clotting factors 8 or 9)
von williebrands disease (deficiency of von williebrand factor - platelet adhesion and clot formation)

Question 3

Name acquired bleeding disorders?

Answer 3

vitamin K deficiency - affects clotting factors 2,7,9,10
liver disease - impairs clotting factor production

Question 4

name 2 conditions which are diseases of the liver?

Answer 4

cirrhosis
hepatitis

Question 5

what stage of development is ideal for growth modification treatments in ortho?

Answer 5

pubertal growth spurt: 10-14 years