HTHSCI 2HH3 Chapter Notes -Infective Endocarditis, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Heart Murmur
8 Mar 2014
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The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood vesseis and blood. As blood circulates throughiut the body, it comes into contact with many tissues and organs. As such, the bloodstream serves as an excellent vehicle for the spread of pathogenoic orangisms facilitating the infection of multiple organ system. For example persistent bactermia ( presence of bacter in the blood) is suggestive of intravasculsr infection such as endocarditis or catheter related infections. These tpyes of infecrion such are life threatening and the appropriate diagnosis and management of such infection are critical to patient survivial. In lecture, you learned that cv infection can manifest in the heart, vavles, mypcatdium and pericardium. Moreover, you learned that each site of infection possess characteristic signs and symptoms that when identified help facilitate diagnosi. In this laboratory module , you will explore some of the specimen collection methos and laboratory diagnostic techniques used to indentify acute bacterial endocarditis; serious cv infection.
