Histopathology: Cardiac Pathology 2 (Rheumatic Fever, Infective Endocarditis and Pericarditis)

Question 1

Acute Rheumatic Fever:

What is the peak age of Rheumatic Fever?

What are its effects on:

1. Heart
2. Joints
3. Skin
4. CNS

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Question 2

Acute Rheumatic Fever:

What are the major clinical features of Acute Rheumatic Fever?

What is the Jones Major Criteria?

Answer 2

Question 3

Acute Rheumatic Fever:

What are the minor symptoms of Acute Rheumatic Fever?

Answer 3

Question 4

Acute Rheumatic Fever:

What are the common causative organisms?

What is the pathophysiology and key histological findings in Acute Rheumatic Fever?

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Question 5

Acute Rheumatic Fever:

What is the treatment of Acute Rheumatic Fever?

Answer 5

Question 6

Infective Endocarditis:

What are the causes of Infective Endocarditis?

Answer 6

Question 7

Infective Endocarditis:

What are the causative organisms, virulence, vegetation morphology and spread of Acute and Subacute Infective Endocarditis?

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Question 8

Infective Endocarditis:

What are the clinical features of Infective Endocarditis?

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Question 9

Infective Endocarditis:

What values are commonly affected in Infective Endocarditis?

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Question 10

Infective Endocarditis:

What is the Duke criteria?

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Question 11

Infective Endocarditis:

What what is the treatment of Infective Endocarditis?

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Question 12

Infective Endocarditis:

What is Chronic Rheumatic valve disease?

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Question 13

Infective Endocarditis:

What is Mitral valve prolapse?

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Question 14

Vegetative Endocarditis:

What is/are the pathology and characteristics of Vegetations of Rheumatic heart disease?

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Question 15

Vegetative Endocarditis:

What is/are the pathology and characteristics of Vegetations of Infective endocarditis?

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Question 16

Vegetative Endocarditis:

What is/are the pathology and characteristics of Vegetations of Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic)?

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Question 17

Vegetative Endocarditis:

What is/are the pathology and characteristics of Vegetations of Libman-Sacks endocarditis?

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Question 18

Valve disease:

What is/are the pathophysiology and causes of Aortic Stenosis?

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Question 19

Valve disease:

What is/are the pathophysiology and causes of Aortic Regurgitation?

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Question 20

Valve disease:

What is/are the pathophysiology and causes of Mitral Stenosis?

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Question 21

Valve disease:

What is/are the pathophysiology and causes of Mitral Regurgitation?

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Question 22

Pericarditis:

What is the definition of Pericarditis and what are the subtypes?

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Question 23

Pericarditis:

What is the definition of Pericardial effusion and Hemopericardium?

Answer 23