Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease

Question 1

What population is rheumatic fever/HD most common in within Australia?

Answer 1

The Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander population

Question 2

What are crepetations and what do they mean?

Answer 2

When there is fluid in the lungs the air coming in causes crackling sounds

Question 3

What is ASOT?

Answer 3

Anti-Streptolysin O Titre

Question 4

What are the jones criteria?

Answer 4

Criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever. Pre-test probability is used to increase or decrease bar for making a diagnosis

Question 5

What is the best treatment for rheumatic fever?

Answer 5

Benzathine penicillin G which is intramuscular to treat infection.

Using antiinflammatory steroids is common

Question 6

What percentage of streptococcus is resistant to penicillins?

Answer 6

0

Question 7

Where is rheumatic fever most commonly seen?

Answer 7

Africa, South and South Asia, Oceania, and parts of latin america (hotspots of poverty)