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What is the pathogen that cause bacterial endocarditis associated with colon cancer and ulcerative colitis?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Strep. bovisContinue reading
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What is the pathogen that cause bacterial endocarditis associated with prosthetic valves?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Staph. epidermidisContinue reading
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Dx : Endocarditis non-bacterial secondary to malignancy or hypercoagulable state.
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Marantic endocarditis (non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis)Continue reading
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Dx : Verrucous (wartlike) sterile vegetation on both sides of mitral valve. Associated with lupus.
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Libman-Sacks endocarditisContinue reading
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List the heart problems associated with SLE.
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
1) Pericarditis 2) LSE 3) Fibrinoid necrosisContinue reading
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What is the pathogen associated with rheumatic heart disease?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Group A Beta-hemolytic streptococciContinue reading
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State the histological findings in rheumatic heart disease.
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Aschoff bodies surrounded by anitschkow's cellsContinue reading
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What type of hypersensitivity is Rheumatic heart disease?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Type II hypersensitivityContinue reading
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What are the clinical/laboratory findings of rheumatic heart fever?
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
FEVERSS Fever, Erythema marginatum, Valvular damage (vegetation and fibrosis), ESR increase, Red-hot joints (migratory polyarthritis), Subcutaneous nodules (Aschoff bodies), St. Vitus dance (chorea) + elevated ASO titers and anti-DNAase BContinue reading
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Dx : Hypotension, jugular venous distension, distant heart sounds, increased HR, pulsus paradoxus
12:00 AM | November 30, -0001Author: Adeleke
Cardiac tamponadeContinue reading