Question

Chantal recently visited the dentist, During the cleaning process Chantal had some bleeding from her gums. A couple of days later, Chantal developed a fever, rapid heartbeat, sweating and chills. She visited her physician who after tests determined she had an infection and detected a slight heart murmur. Chantal was given antibiotics and and was told that from then on, she would need to have her heart monitored. 1.How was Chantal ‘s dental visit related to her infection ? 2. Name and briefly describe the most likely INFECTION in this case 3. What is a Heart Murmur? 4. How could Chantal 's specific infection cause her heart Murmur which was not there before the dental procedure ? 5 From now on, Chantal had to keep regular visits to monitor her heart murmur to check if it is worsening . In case of worsening condition, what are the obvious DANGERS OF THE HEART MURMUR if if gets worse as time goes by? Do not list diseases . NO DISEASE TO BE NAMED. show your UNDERSTANDING like you are explaining to a friend. and yes you may conclude AT THE END with a disease or condition if it makes sense after that explanation This is about structures and functions 6. If needed and if the heart murmur is worsening, , what may be done or recommended to help Chantal 's condition?

Answer 1

1.The bleeding from the gums due to dental procedure has lead to skin breakdown and entry of microorganisms into the blood stream and causing infection.

2.The most likely infection seems to be a bacterial infection after the heart muscles.This can be infective endocarditis affecting the heart.

3.Heart murmurs refers to the whooshing sounds produced during heart beat instead of the normal lub-tub sound.

4.The infection affects the muscles of the heart ,making the blood to be pumped inefficiently after each heart beat leading to the gushing sound in the heart known as murmur.