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Rheumatic heart disease
Is a complication of rheumatic fever in which the heart valves are damaged.
Symptoms:
- A sore throat
- A sore throat with tender and swollen lymph nodes
- A red rash
- Difficulty swallowing
- Thick, bloody discharge from nose
- A temperature of 101°F or above
- Tonsils that are red and swollen
- Tonsils with white patches or pus
- Small, red spots on the roof of their mouth
- A headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Preliminary plan:
- Cardiologist appointment
- General practitioner appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Alanine transaminase (ALT)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Sialic acid
- Seromucoid
- Fibrinogen
- Lactate dehydrogenase
- Haptoglobin
- CK-creatine kinase
- ECG
- Phonocardiography
- Echocardiography
- Chest X-ray (heart)
- C-reactive protein blood test
- Lymphocyte subsets
- Tonsils swab culture
Doctors
Cardiologist
Candidate of Medical Science, the highest qualification category, specialisation «Cardiology»
