Infective Endocarditis Flashcards
Which species is dominant in causing acute IE
Staphylococcus
What is the process in which bacteriemia will deposit these pathogenic organisms on NBTE mass exchanging these benign structures to pathogenic malignant masses?
Vegetation
What is the mass formed on the inner wall of the vessel as a result of the damaged surface covered with fibrin and thrombocytes
Non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
Endocarditis without bacteria=
Endocarditis with bacteria=
NBTE
Vegetation
Def of endocarditis?
Inflammation of the endocardium lining the heart cavities and heart valves
……+…..=infective endocarditis?
Cardiac murmur+fever
What is the difference between between acute and subacute IE?
Acute: caused by high virulence, usually
What is one of the most causative reasons for bacteremia?
Gingival/tooth apex related invasive oral procedure
What is one of the most important. Physical finding for IE?
Cardiac murmur
Mitral valves is present between ….
Left atrium and left ventricle
What is a major clinical manifestation of IE?
Fever
Infective endocarditis is which type of disease?
Systemic
Acute rheumatic fever is which type of disease?
Inflammatory disease
What are the imp factors to consider in infective endocarditis?
Fever +murmur+ positive blood culture
What are the major criteria vs minor criteria for IE?
Major: positive blood culture, ECHO finding of endocardial involv
Minor: presence of predisposition, fever>38C, presence of vascular phenomena, presence of immunologic phenomena, serologic evidence of active infection
Definitive dx: 2 major or 1 major and3 minor or 5 minor
