Rheumatic Heart Disease (micro) Flashcards
Subcutaneous nodules are a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis
major
Fever is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis
minor
Type ____ hypersensitivity is seen in rheumatic fever
Type 2 hypersensitivity
Leukocytosis is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis
minor
Carditis is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
major
Erythema marginatum is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
major
Sydenham’s chorea is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
major
The Jones criteria are used to diagnose (disease) ?
acute rheumatic fever
A prolonged PR interval on ECG is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
minor
Polyarthritis is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
major
The ____ valve is the valve most commonly involved in acute rheumatic fever.
mitral valve
Inactive heart disease or previous history of rheumatic fever are (major/minor) criteria in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
minor
Raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein are (major/minor) criteria in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
minor
Arthralgia, is a (major/minor) criterion in rheumatic fever diagnosis.
Joint pain without swelling
minor
(medication) is the type of penicillin used for prophylaxis against rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Benzathine penicillin G
(disorder) is a neurological disorder that appears in acute rheumatic fever; it is characterized by rapid, involuntary movements of the face, hands and feet.
Sydenham chorea
(disease) is an autoimmune complication of pharyngitis caused by group A streptococcus.
Acute rheumatic fever
(rash) is an annular, non-pruritic rash with erythematous borders seen in acute rheumatic fever; it is typically found at the trunk and limbs.
Erythema marginatum
________ is the most common cause of death during the acute phase of rheumatic fever.
Myocarditis
The most common cause of mitral stenosis is?
rheumatic fever.
“A complication of acute rheumatic fever characterized by swelling and pain in large joints that resolves, and then migrates to other large joints”
Migratory polyarthritis
“Foci of chronic inflammation seen histologically in the myocarditis of acute rheumatic fever”
Aschoff bodies
“The antibody titers that are characteristically elevated in rheumatic fever”
Anti-streptolysin O
A false-positive (blood test) can be seen with rheumatic fever.
VDRL
