Sunday, 18 September 2011

Rheumatic fever:criteria


Rheumatic fever: Jones major criteria
CASES
C arditis
A rthritis (migratory)
S ubcut nodules
E rythema marginatum
S yndenhams chorea
Rheumatic fever: Jones major criteria
JONES
J oints (migrating polyarthritis)
O bvious, the heart (carditis, pancarditis, pericarditis, endocarditis or valvulits)
N odes (subcutaneous nodules)
E rythema marginatum
S ydenham's chorea
Rheumatic fever: Jones minor criteria
4PA
P yrexia
P rolonged PR
P ast Hx
P ositive (ie ?)ESR/CRP
A rthralgia
Rheumatic fever: Jones minor criteria
CAFE PAL
C RP increased
A rthralgia
F ever
E levated ESR
P rolonged PR interval
A namnesis of rheumatism
L eucocytosis

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