Infectious/Diseases affecting heart Flashcards
what is most common symptom of bacterial endocarditis?
FEVER!
what bacteria causes acute bacterial endocarditis?
Staph aureus - high virulence
describe bacterial endocarditis valves by staph aureus
IVDU
large vegetatiosn on previously normal
type of bacteria after dental rpcedures
viridans streptococci
type of bacteria after congenitally abnormal or diseased valves
viridans streptococci
bacterial endocarditis after colon cancer
step bovis/gallolyticus
bacterial endocarditis on prosthetic valves
staph epidermitis
non bacterial endocarditis?
secondary to malignancy, hypercoagulable state, lupus
what valve is most commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis?
mitral valve
what valve is most commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis in IVDU?
tricuspid valve
what bacteria are associated with tricuspid valve/IVDU bacterial endocarditis
Staph aureus
Pseudomonas aerignosa
Candida albicans
culture negative bacterial endocarditis?
coxiella burnetti
bartonella + HACEK: haemophillus, actinomyces, cardiobacterium, eikenella, kingella
what murmur would you respect with bacterial endocarditis
mitral, aortic regurgitation
predispositions for bacterial endocarditis
prostetic heart valve, structural heart disease, IVDU
vascular phenomenon associated with bacterial endocarditis
arterial, pulmonary emboli mycotic aneyrusm hemorrhages conjunctival hemoorahse janeway lesions