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Exam of 4 pages for the course Business 101 - chapter 1-4 at Business 101 - chapter 1-4 (Cardiology BPT 2)

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Cardiology BPT 2
Pericarditis aetiology - ANS-Infectious - viral, Tb, fungal infection
Autoimmune
Cancer
Metabolic conditions
Drug-related causes
Iatrogenic causes
Other

Drug-related causes of pericarditis - ANS-Hydralazine
Procainimide
Minoxidil
ATRA

Pericarditis need for admission - ANS-Temp >38
Subacute onset
Large pericardial effusion >20 mm
Tamponade
oral anticoagulation
Lack of response after 1 week of treatment

Adenosine deaminase >50 U/L - ANS-100% sensitive for Tb

Constrictive pericarditis Tx - ANS-3 months of inflammatory agents
Colchicine
Pericardial stripping if refractory

Infective endocarditis major criteria - ANS-Typical microogranisms in 2 positive blood
samples 12 hours apart, 3 or four cultures, culture positive of coxiella burnetti
Echocardiogram
- New valvular regurgitation

IE minor criteria - ANS-Predisposition
Fever
Vascular phenomena
Immunologic phenomena - GN, osler nodes, Roth spots, RF
Microbiologic evidence

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