PPT-Rheumatic Heart Diseases

RHEUMATIC FEVER Acute recurrent inflammatory disease in children 515 yrs old rarely adults Characterized by inflammatory changes in the fibrous tissue of different organs mainly the heart and joints. 7NITD TDYITDIPP IN7NUTICFCUPNNTT D ITCDUTICTDI Is there a cure for rheumatic fever 4NICDUTCUITNTTCKF UTICFUUYUBIDWITINFWWKT FWNT BUTTDYTFIF4T WYPNTINIIPTNT If my child has had rheumatic fever must I restrict his or her activities TCIDNDNTNDTTICTIITIT DIAGNOSIS. Staff Conference. Cherie Marie A. . Tecson. , M.D.. 18 July 2008. R.C.. General Data. 9 year old male. Filipino. Roman Catholic. Chief complaint: Joint pain. History of Present Illness. 2 years PTC. 24from 0.5 per 100000 population in Denmark, to 8.2 per 100000 popu-RHD for 2000 was 332000 worldwide (100000 population varied from 1.8 in the WHO Region of the Ameri- lost to RHD ranged from 27.4 D THROATS. MATTER. Rheumatic fever. . is a serious disease . caused by a strep throat. can make children . very sick . and . cause heart . damage. m. ay mean a . lifetime. of feeling breathless and tired. Vocabulary. 1. Beguile (. v. ). Delude, cheat, divert. 2. Brake (. n. ). A thicket. The friends were completely engaged in the game of capture the flag. They pursued the opposing team’s player who took their flag and disappeared into the . Acute rheumatic fever usually affects children and young adults. between the ages of 5 and 15 years.. Pathogenesis. -The condition is triggered by an immune-mediated delayed response to infection with specific strains of group A streptococci, which have antigens that cross-react with cardiac myosin and . Pericarditis. • inflammation of the pericardium. Causes:.  may result from bacterial, viral or fungal infection.  can be assoc. w/ systemic diseases such as autoimmune. disorders, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, cancer, leukemia,. How to prevent. 1. Training Program for Healthcare Workers (Nurses, Clinical Officers, Pharmacists, etc.). What is rheumatic heart disease?. 2. Rheumatic heart disease is also called “RHD.”. RHD is a chronic heart problem. . Occurs as a result of complex interaction between GROUP A . Streptococcus . a susceptible host and environment.. An abnormal immune response to a GAS infection leads to an acute inflammatory illness that most commonly affects the joints, heart ,brain or skin.. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Branch. Queensland Health. RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE. A plan of action for Queensland. “While acute rheumatic fever has become a rare curiosity in Australia’s non-Indigenous population, its incidence in Indigenous Australians living in remote areas remains among the highest reported in the world. It is unlikely that such a stark contrast between two populations living within the same national borders exists for any other disease or on any other continent.” . The initiative primarily set out to guide clinicians, mainly . rheumatologists, but also in some countries internists and immunologists, who have to play a pivotal role in developing with the oncologists a patient-centred approach to improve the diagnosis and the management of rheumatic immune-related adverse events (irAEs).. PGR Medical unit III. CAUSES OF MR. Rheumatic heart disease. Endocarditis. Mitral valve prolapse. Myocardial infarction. Cardiomyopathy. Coronary artery disease. Ischemia or Infarction of papillary muscles. 38 CFR References. §4.104 Schedule of ratings—cardiovascular system. § 3.105 (e) Revision of decisions - Reduction in evaluation—compensation. § 1155 - Authority for schedule for rating disabilities. . Hazim. . abdul. . Wahhab. General characters of streptococci. :. Spherical . (cocci) arranged in chain . or pairs. .. Gram- positive.. Most . streptococci are facultative anaerobes.. All . Streptococci are catalase negative..