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Heart Failure and Heart Valve Disease | Heart Valve Disease - Endocarditis

Speciality
Nurses
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 minutes
Subject matter expert
elearning for healthcare

Provider
eIntegrity

Epidemiology
Key messages
- Endocarditis remains rare (incidence 5 to 10 out of 100,000 per annum).
- Reported incidence is increasing (Fig 1) due to the following factors:
- ageing population
- increased intracardiac devices
- intravenous drug use
- Healthcare-associated endocarditis is increasing.
- Mortality is unchanged:
- more than 1 in 4 will die of endocarditis at one year
At the end of this session you will know how to:
- describe the epidemiology and prognosis of endocarditis
- discuss which patients are at risk of endocarditis
- list symptoms and signs of endocarditis
- list investigations for endocarditis
- describe key management steps in endocarditis
- describe advice about endocarditis prevention
- name which patients benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis
Title
Heart Failure and Heart Valve Disease | Heart Valve Disease - Endocarditis
Speciality
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Price:
$19.00
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