Tx Planning Flashcards
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ABP required for….
Okay, here’s a mnemonic to help you remember the cardiac conditions requiring antibiotic prophylaxis, based on the document provided:
Let’s use the acronym PPRCH:
P – Prosthetic cardiac valve (including transcatheter-implanted ones or homografts) or Prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair (like annuloplasty rings and chords).
P – Previous infective endocarditis.
R – Rheumatic heart disease.
C – Congenital heart disease, but only specific types:
Unrepaired cyanotic defects (including palliative shunts and conduits).
Repaired defects with residual issues at or near a prosthetic patch or device.
H – Heart transplant recipients who have developed cardiac valvulopathy (consult their cardiologist).
You can try to remember it with a phrase like:
“Protect Precious Repaired or Compromised Hearts”
Or:
“Pretty Please Remember Careful Heart-protection”
Endocarditis prophylaxis is recommended only for patients with a cardiac condition listed in the
box above who are undergoing one of the following procedures associated with a high risk of a
bacteraemia that is associated with infective endocarditis [NB4]:
* Dental procedures—only those involving manipulation of the gingival or periapical tissue or perforation of the oral mucosa
(eg extraction, implant placement, biopsy, removal of soft tissue or bone, subgingival scaling and root planing, replanting
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