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What is the most likely cause of Rt sided endocarditis?
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Contaminated needle from IV drug usage
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What are the manifestations of endocarditis?
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Splinter hemorrhages: black longitudinal streaks in nailbeds
Osler's Nodes: painful red or purple spots on fingers and toes Janeway's lesions: flat red painless spots on palms of hands and soles of feet Roth's spots: Hemorrhagic retinal lesions Petechiae |
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How do you assess for a pericardial friction rub?
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Diaphragm of steth at lower left sternal border of chest, sound does not radiate and occurs with the heartbeat
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A pt with pericarditis has S/S of distended jugular veins, decreased BP, tachycardia, and muffled heart sounds. These symptoms are indicative of...?
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parietal and visceral pericardial membranes adhering to each other preventing normal contraction
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What causes rheumatic carditis?
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14. Rheumatic carditis is caused by antibodies that are produced in response to strep infection attack normal body tissues.
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