CARDIOLOGY
MIXED AORTIC VALVE DISEASE
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Question
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Which one of the following is not included as major criteria in Jones criteria?
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Pancarditis
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Elevated ESR
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Subcutaneous nodule
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Polyarthritis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As in past versions of the criteria erythema marginatum and subcutaneous nodules are ‘stand-alone’ major criteria.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rheumatic fever diagnosis is based on the Jones criteria, developed in 1944, then revised twice by the American Heart Association (AHA), in 1992 and recently in 2015.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carditis. Polyarthritis. Chorea. Erythema marginatum. Subcutaneous Nodules.
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