Adult Health 1 Quiz 3 Study Guide

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Adult Health Quiz 3 Study Guide PeriOP-Infectious/Inflammatory Heart-HF INFECTIOUS HEART DISEASES • •Infectious Heart Diseases: oEndocarditis-Myocarditis-Pericarditis (by the heart layer) o... Dx by echocardiogram oBlood cultures may be used to identify the infectious agent & monitor therapy oTreatment: appropriate antimicrobial therapy •Rheumatic Endocarditis: oMost often in school aged children after group A-beta hemolytic Strep pharyngitis oAutoimmune disease triggered by STREP oNeed to treat strep throat to prevent rheumatic fever •Infective Endocarditis: oInfective of the endocardium. Tends to be BACTERIAL oNO BETA BLOCKERS W/ ENDOCARDITIS oUsually in patients w/: ▪prosthetic heart values or structural cardiac defects ▪IV drug users ▪Debilitating diseases ▪Indwelling catheters ▪Prolonged IV therapy o oAssessment for Endocarditis: ▪Accumulation of Fibrin & platelets (clots) on the endocardium ▪Staph or strep invade the clot & endocardial lesion ▪Infection normally results in platelets, fibrin, blood cells, & microorganisms that cluster as vegetations on the endocardium ▪Vegetation may embolize to other tissues throughout the body [Show More]

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