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Re: Artificial knee and vaginal exams From: Gerald P. Rodríguez (geraldpr@cybermesa.com) Fri Feb 27 12:57:45 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Previous message: Jane Helwig, MD : "Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Maybe in reply to: Jane Helwig, MD : "Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Next in thread: Gail Waldby: "Re: Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Reply: Gail Waldby: "Re: Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Sounds like muy grande overkill to me--much like when they (orthopaedic surgeons) first started doing total joint replacements banned female techs and nurses from wearing scrub *dresses* and made them wear scrub pants. The "cootie" fall-out theory, as I recall. Gerald P. Rodríguez, M.D., FACOG Santa Fe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Never light a match until you know which end of the dog is barking." --Dave Barry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Helwig, MD " <jane@helwig.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 12:40 PM Subject: Artificial knee and vaginal exams > Yesterday a patient came for annual. She had a knee replacement last > year and was given a card telling her to notify her physician or dentist > for antibiotic treatment prior to medical procedures including "vaginal > exams." Accordingly, her primary MD had prescribed an antibiotic which > the patient took before coming in to me for her pelvic exam and Pap > smear. > > Do we really need to give antibiotic prophylaxis prior to Pap smears for > patients with artificial joints? > > Proceeding quite logically, the patient asked me whether she should take > antibiotics prior to having intercourse. > > Anyone know of infection in artificial joint resulting from vaginal exam > or Pap smear? > > -- > Jane Helwig, MD, FACOG > Private practice, 2 MDs, 1 CNM > Franktown, VA > Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Previous message: Jane Helwig, MD : "Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Maybe in reply to: Jane Helwig, MD : "Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Next in thread: Gail Waldby: "Re: Artificial knee and vaginal exams" Reply: Gail Waldby: "Re: Artificial knee and vaginal exams"

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