Question

- A patient has been admitted to the telemetry unit with infective endocarditis. During the nursing assessment, the nurse notes the confirmatory findings of petechiae, splinter hemorrhages, and:

Answer 1

Endocarditis is generally caused by the normal microbiota residing in the skin or mouth of the individuals and is also observed in the people with rheumatic fever. Endocarditis increases the risk of stroke. Bacterial infection (Staphylococcus infections) is the common cause of endocarditis. The symptoms of endocarditis include petechiae, splinter hemorrhages, and Janeway lesions.

Janeway lesions are the erythematous macular or nodular lesions present on the palms or soles of the upper and lower limbs respectively. They are smaller in size (with a diameter of a few millimeters). These are characteristics of infective endocarditis.