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strep viridans
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a)MV (associated w/ native valve)
b)subacute |
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staph aureus
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a)TV
b)acute onset (associated w/ IV drug abuse) |
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staph epi
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a)prosthetic valves
b)early in 1st yr |
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Blood culture negative endocarditis is caused by?
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HACEK
(haemophilus species, actinobaccilus actinomycetemcomitans, cardiobacterium, eikenella, kingella) |
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sx of endocarditis
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a)fever (80-90%)
b)weakness c)dyspnea d)anorexia and weiht loss e)skin lesions f)arthralgias/myalgias |
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signs of endocarditis
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a)new murmur (MV-diastolic)
b)petechiae (ant. trunk) c)Janeway lesions (palms of hands/soles of feet) d)splinter hemorrhages (under nail beds) e)Osler's nodes (SQ papules on pads of fingers/toes; painful) f)clubbing of nails g)splenomegaly |
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Diagnosis of endocarditis labs
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a)increased WBC w/ left shift
b)anemia of chronic disease (normocytic, normochromic) c)eleveated ESR or CRP |
