Questions and Answers
What is the primary responsibility of health professionals regarding drug prescriptions?
Which of the following conditions is NOT included under heart rhythm and conduction disturbances?
Which principle applies to antimicrobial therapy?
What should be assessed upon patient admission concerning prognostic outcomes?
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What type of infections are associated with osteoarticular infective endocarditis?
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Which group of bacteria is specifically susceptible to penicillin?
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What is a key component of pre-operative management?
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Which of the following is NOT typically included in surgical therapy principles?
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Which of the following is a common musculoskeletal manifestation related to cardiac conditions?
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Which routine assessment is necessary for acute renal failure?
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Study Notes
Abbreviations and Acronyms
- MRA: Magnetic resonance angiography
- MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging
- MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- MSSA: Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
- NBTE: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
- NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score
- NVE: Native valve endocarditis
- [18F]FDG: F-fluorodeoxyglucose
- 99mTc-HMPAO: Technetium-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime
- OPAT: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy
- PADIT: Previous procedure on same pocket; Age; Depressed renal function; Immunocompromised; Type of procedure
- AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- AEPEI: Association for the Study and Prevention of Infective Endocarditis Study
- APLs: Antiphospholipid syndrome
Clinical Terms and Scores
- AUC: Area under the curve
- AVB: Atrioventricular block
- AVN: Atrioventricular node
- BCNIE: Blood culture-negative infective endocarditis
- BMI: Body mass index
- CAD: Coronary artery disease
- CHD: Congenital heart disease
- CI: Confidence interval
- CIED: Cardiovascular implanted electronic device
- CNS: Central nervous system
- CoNS: Coagulase-negative staphylococci
- CPB: Cardio-pulmonary bypass
- CRT: Cardiac resynchronization therapy
- CT: Computed tomography
- CTA: Computed tomography angiography
- DIC: Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid
- DSA: Digital subtraction angiography
Infections and Treatment
- PBP: Penicillin-binding protein
- PCR: Polymerase chain reaction
- PET/CT: Positron emission tomography/computed tomography
- POET: Partial Oral Treatment of Endocarditis (trial)
- PPV: Positive predictive value
- PVE: Prosthetic valve endocarditis
- PWID: People who inject drugs
- RCT: Randomized clinical trial
- RHD: Rheumatic heart disease
- rRNA: Ribosomal ribonucleic acid
- SAPS: Simplified Acute Physiology Score
- SLE: Systemic lupus erythematous
- SOT: Solid organ transplantation
- SPECT/CT: Single photon emission tomography/computed tomography
- STS: Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- TAVI: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- TOE: Transoesophageal echocardiography
- TPVI: Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation
- TTE: Transthoracic echocardiography
- WBC: White blood cell
- WRAP-IT: Worldwide Randomized Antibiotic Envelope Infection Prevention Trial
Recommendations and Guidelines
- Includes classes of recommendations and levels of evidence.
- Specific antibiotic prophylaxis recommendations for patients undergoing oro-dental procedures.
- Prevention guidelines for infective endocarditis in high-risk patients and cardiac procedures.
- Members of the Endocarditis Team identified for effective management.
Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures
- New diagnostic algorithms introduced by the European Society of Cardiology in 2023.
- Assessment of heart rhythm, musculoskeletal manifestations, acute renal failure, and other complications related to infective endocarditis.
- Emphasis on pre-operative and peri-operative management in surgical therapy.
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Test your knowledge on magnetic resonance angiography and imaging techniques related to cardiovascular implanted electronic devices and infective endocarditis. This quiz covers essential concepts and management strategies in these critical medical areas.
