Tulane University School of Medicine http://tulane.edu/som/index.cfm
Pericarditis – here you can see and imagine the pain a person would have. S/S of Pericarditis: pain, pericardial friction rub, pain aggravated by breathing, Dyspnea, Fever (it looks hot!), Decreased cardiac output (you wouldn’t want it to move!) Treatment: Antibiotics Diagnosis: see below Leads to: See the pericardial effusion
Echocardiogram to confirm pericarditis or pericardial effusion
Myxoma – what does “oma” mean? not “coma” so …. “oma” means it is benign, this is more a cancer item, but I had to throw it in. Luckily this can be removed. Benign.
Rheumatic Mitral Valve – when you see the obstruction of the blood flow here due to the thickening or inflammation, you can see how rhematic endocarditis can cause Mitral Stenosis.
Ventricular Hypertrophy – caused by increased work of the left ventricle – increased afterload (resistance) will make the heart over work.
Infective Endocarditis – s/s: malaise, wT loss, cough, back and joint pain w/fever. Leads to deformity of the leaflets. Treatment: Antibiotics – prophylaxis (esp before dental procedures). Leads to: CHF, CVA
Aortic Valve: destructive endocarditis caused by staph aureus, with abscess cavity under the pulmonary artery (aortic valve removed)
(RCA – right coronary artery, LCA – left coronary artery, MV – mitral valve)
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/valve/sbesurgerypics.aspx
Student Nurse Laura 
