Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis Criteria

Petechiae, Osler nodes, Janeway lesions, splinter hemorrhages, Roth spots

They are signs of infective endocarditis.

Osler nodes are small, tender, subcutaneous nodules in the digits, while Janeway lesions are small, erythematous or hemorrhagic macular nontender lesions on the palms and soles.

<p>Oval retinal hemorrhages with pale centers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can be a sign of infective endocarditis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Petechiae of the palpebral conjunctiva, the buccal and palatal mucosa, splinter hemorrhages, Roth spots</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Presence of two major criteria, one major and three minor criteria, or five minor criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Positive blood cultures or evidence of endocardial involvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predisposing heart condition or IV drug use, fever, vascular phenomena, immunologic phenomena, microbiologic evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Antibiotics; in severe cases, early removal of infected valves and insertion of a sterile replacement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Good oral hygiene and antibiotic prophylaxis for certain dental procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All dental procedures except routine anesthetic injections through non-infected tissue, dental radiographs, placement of removable prosthodontic or orthodontic appliances, adjustment of orthodontic appliances, shedding of deciduous teeth, and bleeding from trauma to the lips or oral mucosa</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Patients with prosthetic cardiac valves, prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair, or a history of infective endocarditis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heart failure, embolization, stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral abscesses, failure of organs, septic shock, invasive infection, prosthetic valve dehiscence, heart block, mycotic aneurysm, and death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Streptococci and Staphylococci.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Injury to the endothelium near an anatomic defect or prosthesis, leading to the formation of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They adhere to the injured endothelium, forming masses known as vegetations which protect bacteria from antibiotics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bacterial multiplication occurs within the vegetations, and fragments of the vegetation embolize into the bloodstream.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intravenous drug users and hospital settings.</p> Signup and view all the answers