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Flashcards in Endocarditis Deck (6)
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1
Q

What does rheumatoid factor bind?

A

binds Fc region of IgG

2
Q

Most common organism causing endocarditis in IV drug users

A

S. aureus

3
Q

Most common organism causing infectious endocarditis in prosthetic valves

A

S. epidermidis

4
Q

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis

etiologies

A

hypercoagulable state

underlying adenocarcinoma of the stomach

5
Q

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis

pathology

A

vegetations that cuase regurgitations

6
Q

Libman-Sacks endocarditis

pathology

A

systemic lupus erythematous

vegetations on both sides of the mitral valve

regurgitation