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Infectious heart disease that often begins after surgery?
Endocarditis
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What infectious heart disease can be caused by Janeway Lesions or Osler's Nodes?
Endocarditis
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What are red spots on palm of hands or soles of feet that are not painful but can allow bacteria to enter the body and causes endocarditis?
Janeway Lesions
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What are painful red areas on the soles of the feet and palms of hands that can lead to endocarditis?
Osler's Nodes
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Who are high risk patients for endocarditis?
IV drug users, Prior valve surgery patients, dental surgeries, and patients with weak valves
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What is the medical management for endocarditis?
Antibiotic therapy. Usually 6 weeks.
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If a new murmur is detected is may be a signs of what disease?
Endocarditis
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What is inflammation of the heart muscle?
Myocarditis
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What infectious heart disease may be caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infections or an allergic reaction?
Myocarditis
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What is inflammation of the pericardium called?
Pericarditis
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What infectious heart disease may be causes by a complicated viral infest or less frequently by influenza and HIV?
Pericarditis
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What is the medical management for pericarditis?
Antibiotics for bacteria or Antifungal for fungus and Corticosteriods for inflammation Diuretics for excess fluid in the pericardial sac Analgesics for pain
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Which infectious heart disease can be the most painful? Why?
Pericarditis. Pressure from the fluid compresses the heart.
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What is compression of the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up?
Cardiac Tamponade
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What is the treatment for cardiac tamponade?
Pericardiocentesis to drain the fluid around the heart.
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What condition has classic signs of chest pain radiating to the neck, shoulders, back or belly. Usually sharp or stabbing. Gets worse with deep breaths or coughing?
Cardiac Tamponade.
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What is defined by a group of heart muscle diseases that affect the structural or functional ability of the myocardial cells?
Cardiomyopathy
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What form of cardiomyopathy has an unknown etiology& involves only the heart muscle?
Primary
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What form of cardiomyopathy is caused from another disease?
Secondary
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What is amyloidosis?
When protein gets into organs and tissue
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Name 4 diseases that cause secondary cardiomyopathy.
Cardiotoxic Agents, HTN (if uncontrolled for a long time), Amyloidosis, Myocarditis
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All types of cardiomyopathy can lead to what?
Heart Failure
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