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Friday, December 25, 2009

Jones' Criteria for Rheumatic Fever - Jones' Fear No-one

Jones' Criteria for Rheumatic Fever - JONES FEAR NO-1

In addition to evidence of recent Streptococcal infection (eg ASOT, positive throat swab c/s), we need either 2 major OR 1 major + 2 minor criteria

Major Criteria:
Joints - migratory, flitting polyarthritis
 - Carditis

Nodules (subcutaneous)
Erythema marginatum
Sydenham's chorea

Minor Criteria:
Fever
ESR raised
Arthralgia
Rheumatic fever previously
No-1 = First degree H/B on ECG
at 3:20 PM

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