FROM JANE Mnemonic for Signs in Bacterial Endocarditis



F - Fever

R - Roth Spots (retinal hemorrhages, from septic emboli) 

O - Osler's nodes (painful nodules on fingers/toes due to immune complex deposition)

M - Murmur (new or changing heart murmur)

J - Janeway lesions (non-painful lesions on palms/soles, from septic emboli)

A - Anemia, Arthritis (joint pain or inflammation due to immune response)

N - Nail-bed (splinter) hemorrhages 

E - Emboli (septic emboli)



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