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Question Category : Rheumatic Heart disease
Sir, what are the clinical features of a. active carditis b. infective endocarditis in a patient of established rheumatic heart disease and how can we differenciate between a and b ? Check Out the Answer
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Why all NSAIDs are not given for the treatment of Rheumatic fever? Check Out the Answer
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Hello.i m a 20 year old girl n i m suffered from rheumatic fever in may 2002.firstly i was treated with disprin.after 1 month i again had same problem then i was treated with penicillin 120000iu injections.now for 3 years with interval of 23 days approximately i m given these penicillin 120000IU injections.i m suffering from DEMYELINATION as well since October 2002.i wanna ask that for how long i have 2 continue these injections.is there some preventions 2 these, i mean some exercise or something like that.thank you. Check Out the Answer
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Dear sir A case of rheumatic fever {12y old} doing well on aspirin.She contracts chicken pox what to do ? Check Out the Answer
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What are the actions of NSAIDS & steroids in Rheumatic fever? Is there any effective vaccine against Rheumatic fever? Check Out the Answer
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Why joint pain in acute rheumatic fever is fleeting? 2)WHY ABNORMAL MOVEMENT OF RHEUMATIC CHOREA DISAPPEAR IN SLEEP? 3Differential diagnosis of fleeting joint pain which i know are only two 1-LYME DISEASE 2GONOCOCCAL ARTHRITIS . are there more d/d? of these Lyme not seen in India gonococcal very rare can we conclude that fleeting joint pain occurs in rheumatic fever in our country? Check Out the Answer
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Why joint pain in acute rheumatic fever is fleeting? 2)WHY ABNORMAL MOVEMENT OF RHEUMATIC CHOREA DISAPPEAR IN SLEEP? 3Differential diagnosis of fleeting joint pain which i know are only two 1-LYME DISEASE 2GONOCOCCAL ARTHRITIS . are there more d/d? of these Lyme not seen in India gonococcal very rare can we conclude that fleeting joint pain occurs in rheumatic fever in our country? Check Out the Answer
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A 12 year old male child is suffering from RHD with Mitral regurgitation and Mitral Stenosis. Echocardiogram confirms these valvular lesions and suggests severe Pulmonary artery hypertension. What is the line of treatment in this patient as Valvuloplasty may be contraindicated because of severe PAH? Check Out the Answer
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36yr old female married with one child.Is on Penidure prophylaxis for Rheumatic valvular disease(mild mitral regurgitation)since 13yrs.of age.She is asymptomatic,how long should she continue Penidure prophylaxis? Check Out the Answer
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Should we treat a case with an incidentally found high ASO (>400), if yes, how and how long? Check Out the Answer
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We have one patient 7 year old male with h/o fever on and off since 2 month ( undocumented ) no other chief complaints , on examination pulse rate 134, rr- 18 , bp 110/68, cvs - diastolic murmur grade 3, p/a no organomegaly , chest clear ..investigation -- esr 15 , crp 19, ecg normal , aso 200, cxr no cardiomegaly with mild pulmonary plethora, ..echo s/o MR ..now pt is with us for 48 hour there no fever ,,,theirs no history s/o old rf or other manifestation of rf...how should we managed this pt. is steroid indited as esr an crp increased is these are sufficient evidence for activity. Check Out the Answer
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In an exam conducted a few days back it was asked as to why arthritis in ac. rheumatic fever is migratory in nature.sir can u please help me out with the answer? Check Out the Answer
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9yrs old girl presented with pain and swelling both knees for 15 days.previous history of similar symptoms is there in ankle,which settled on its own.cvs and ecg is normal.esr is 95,aso titre is 200iu.crp is positive.child put on asprin and prednisolone assuming JRA,99 percent improvement in 2 days,child is able to walk with only slight pain....can it be rheumatic fever also..please guide on further management and treatment. thanks. Check Out the Answer

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