infective endocarditis diagnosis Flashcards
1
Q
definite endocarditis
A
2 major criteria
1 major + 3 minor criteria
5 minor criteria
2
Q
major criteria
A
+ blood culture
endocardium invovled
3
Q
major criteria: + blood culture
A
- typical organism in 2 seperate cultures
- persistently + blood cultures >12hrs apart
- single positive culture for Coxiella Burnetti
4
Q
Major criteria: endocardium involved
A
positive echo
abnormal activity around prosthetic valve on PET/CT or SPEC/CT
paravalvular lesions on cardiac CT
5
Q
positive echo - findings
A
vegetation
abscess
pseudoaneurysm
dehiscence around prosthetic valve
6
Q
Minor criteria
A
- predisposition
- fever >38ºC
- vascular phenomena - emboli, Janeway lesions
- immunological phenomena - glomurulonephritis, Osler’s nodes
- blood culture which doesnt meed major criteria
