CARDIOVASCULAR QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
bacterialAendocarditisA-
AcorrectAanswersaAbacterialAinflammationAthatAaffectsAtheAendocardiumAorAtheAheartAvalvesA-
AbacteriaAattachesAtoAdiseasedAendocardiumAorAheartAvalves
highAmortality
s/sAfever,Achills,AnewAonsetAmurmur,Aanorexia,Aweightloss,AsplinterAhemorrhages,ApetechiaeAo
nApalate,AOslerAnodes,AjanewayAlesions,ARothAspots
commonlyAcausedAbyAstreptococci,Astaphylococci,AenterococciA
risks:AcardiacAfactorsA(valvularAabnormalities),AunderlyingAconditionsA(ivAdrugAuse,Aimmunosu
ppression,AindwellingAcardiacAdevice),AartificialAheartAvalves,ArecentAdental/surgicalAprocedure
,A>A60y/o
diagnostics:A*TTE*,AbloodAcultures,AcAreactiveAproteinAtoAshowAinflammation
tx:AbroadAspectrumAabxAuntilAbacterialAisAknown,AantifungalAasAneeded
education:AprophylacticAabxApriorAtoAdentalAprocedureA(extraction),AgoodAoralAhygiene
txAplan:
-referAtoAEDAforAIVAabx
-consultAcardiology,AinfectiousAdisease
-bloodAculturesAandATTE
-CBCA(elevatedAWBC),AerythrocyteAsedimentationArateA(elevatedA>20mm/hr)