pom- ie prophy Flashcards
definition of ie
microbial infection of heart valves or endocardium
lesion of ie
vegetation on a heart valvue, or eslsewhere on endocardium
ie is higher among…?
ie drug users- usually leion on mitral but in drug users , tricuspid
2-6% risk for ie for pt with ?
hemodialysis
2-31% risk for pt with?
previous ie
amphotocerin b can cause
renal toxicity
renal toxicity can lead to
anemia
put pt on ? for fungal ie
amphotocerin b
if put pt on amphotocerin b for ie what might happen?
renal toxicity and anemia
ie is more common in men or women?
men
median age of onset of ie?
50
ie is more common in??
elderly- 25% cases
endocarditis etiology
bac infect damed endocardium or endothelial tissue located near high flow shunts between arterial/ venous channels
80% of ie cases caused by
staph
% caused by what is decreasing?
strep
what is a major risk of ie in hiv infected pt?
continued iv drug use
3 groups of ie lesions
cardiac, embolic, general
cardiac lesion describe
usually on valvue it self- mitral valve- but no longer required to prophy
can occur at contact area of jet flow, non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE)
NBTE
nonbac thrombotic endocarditis
jet flow
area where blood keeps pulstaing and bringing bacteria back in
embolic lesion
vegetasions become friable and dtach
petichial hemorrhages on skin and mucous membranes in embolic lesions?
osler’s nodes, splinter hemorrhages
splinter hemmorage
look like got spliner onder fingernail
oslers nodes
on lower extremeity
general lesion
enlarged spleen, club fingers, arthritis, systemic dz, organ failure, morbidity mortality is 10-80%
classic findings of ie? 4
fever, anemia, + blood cultures, heart murmur
diagnostic triad of ie?
fever, cardiac murmur, + blood cultures- not always present!
2 types of ie we need to know
sbe, abe
abe
acute bacterial endocarditis- usually by staph