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prophylaxis (prevention, ppx)
Treatments aimed at preventing disease.
ppx is a commonly used acronym found in medical notes.
For general health prophylaxis, see health maintenance.
Includes prophylaxis for:
- deep vein thrombosis
- migraine headache
- cluster headache
- malaria
- transient ischemic attack
- myocardial infarction
- stroke
- asthma
- meningitis
- tuberculosis
- Pneumocystis carinii
- Herpes simplex
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis B virus
- seizure
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Loa loa
- Traveler's diarrhea
- stress ulceration
Related
health maintenance (preventive medicine)
PREVENT trial
Prevention of REStinosis with Tranilast & its Outcomes (PRESTO) trial
Prevention of Syncope Trial (POST)
screening
United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Specific
angina pectoris prophylaxis
antibiotic prophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
GI prophylaxis
prevention of cancer
prevention of cognitive impairment
prevention of delirium
prevention of falls
prevention of fecal & urinary incontinence
prevention of fractures
prevention of heart failure
prevention of HIV
prevention of hypertension
prevention of neural tube defect
primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
prophylactic orthopedic surgery
prophylaxis after needle stick; prophylaxis for blood-borne infection
prophylaxis for thromboembolism
prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE)
prophylaxis of retinal detachment
secondary prevention in patients with cardiovascular disease
General
clinical procedure
References
- Pryor K, Volpp K.
Perspective. Deployment of Preventive Interventions - Time for
a Paradigm Shift.
N Engl J Med 2018; 378:1761-1763. May 10, 2018
PMID: 29742382
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1716272