new_n_lost
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A 25-year-old previously healthy woman has worsening fatigue with dyspnoea, palpitations, and fever over the past one week.
Her vital signs on admission to the hospital show
Temperature 38.9°C
Respiratory rate 30/min
Pulse 105 bpm and BP 95/65 mmHg.
Her heart rate is irregular. An ECG shows diffuse ST-T segment changes. A Chest X-ray shows mild cardiomegaly.
An echocardiogram shows slight mitral and tricuspid regurgitation but no valvular vegetations. Her troponin I is 12 ng/mL. She recovers over the next two weeks with no apparent sequelae.
Which of the following laboratory test findings best explains the underlying etiology for these events?
1) ANCA titer of 1:80
2) Anti-streptolysin O titer of 1:512
3) Blood culture positive for Streptococcus, viridans group
4) Coxsackie B serologic titer of 1:160
5) Total serum cholesterol of 9.6 mmol/l
Explain Ur Answers PLZ
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| sprint123
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I will go with Coxsackie....Interesting qn-new n lost
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| Luckyall
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mmmmmmmmm  i'd go with rheum fever... since thee is somewhat a litlle bit of percard. factor, myocard. factor( incr T I ) and endocard. factor.
S, id say the answer is incr ASLO
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| rock
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4 ?
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| me007
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the most weird cases with heart - culprit coxackie
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| tanmaynator
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4. coxsackie..
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| new_n_lost
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| new_n_lost
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She has findings that suggest myocarditis, which can have features of cardiomyopathy. One of the most likely organisms is Coxsackie B virus
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