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MULTIPLEzCHOICE
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b. Sincezthezadventzofzantibiotics,zmorbidityzandzmortalityzassociatedzwithzIEzhavezb
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d. Accumulatingzevidencezquestionszthezvalidityzofzantibioticzprophylaxiszinzanza
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ANS:z D
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a. Aorticzvalvezdisease
b. Rheumaticzheartzdiseasez(RHD)
c. Mitralzvalvezprolapsez(MVP)
d. TetralogyzofzFallot
ANS:z C
Mitralzvalvezprolapse,zwhichzaccountszforz25%ztoz30%zofzadultzcaseszofznativezvalvezendoca
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4. Thezintervalzbetweenzthezpresumedzinitiatingzbacteremiazandzthezonsetzofzsymptomszofzinf
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ANS:z B
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5. WherezarezJanewayzlesionszlocated?
a. Tricuspidzvalve
b. Palmszofzthezhandszandzsoleszofzthezfeet
c. Pulpzofzthezdigits
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ANS:z B
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d. Thezmagnitudezofzbacteremiazresultingzfromzdentalzproceduresziszgreaterzthanzthatzn
eededztozcausezexperimentalzbacterialzendocarditisz(BE)zinzanimals.
ANS:z B
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c. Thezfirstzstatementzisztrue,zthezsecondzstatementziszfalse.
d. Thezfirstzstatementziszfalse,zthezsecondzstatementzisztrue.
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8. Whichzofzthezfollowingzisztruezregardingzthezefficacyzofzantibioticzprophylaxis?
a. Datazshowzthatzazreductionzinzthezincidence,znature,zandzdurationzofzbacteriazcausedzb
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b. Antibioticszgivenztozat-
riskzpatientszbeforezazdentalzprocedurezwillzpreventzorzreducezazbacteremia.
c. Prospectivezrandomized,zplacebo-
controlledztrialszhavezbeenzconductedztozexaminezthezefficacyzofzantibioticzprophylax
iszforzpreventingzIEzinzpatientszwhozundergozazdentalzprocedure.
d. Investigatorszhavezconcludedzthatzdentalzorzotherzprocedureszprobablyzonlyzcausedzaz
smallzfractionzofzcaseszofzIE,zandzthatzprophylaxiszwouldzpreventzonlyzazsmallznumb
erzofzcases,zevenzifzitzwerez100%zeffective.
ANS:z D
ThiszconclusionzcamezaszthezresultzofzazstudyzfromzthezNetherlandszbyzvanzderzMeerzandzcolle
agueszthatzinvestigatedzthezefficacyzofzantibioticzprophylaxiszinzpreventingzIEzinzdentalzpatient
szwithznativezorzprostheticzcardiaczvalves.
9. ThezAmericanzHeartzAssociationzcurrentlyzrecommendszantibioticzprophylaxiszbeforezdentalztr
eatmentztozpreventzendocarditiszforzpatientszwithzwhichzofzthezfollowingzcardiaczconditions?
a. Mitralzvalvezprolapsezwithzregurgitation
b. Rheumaticzheartzdisease
c. Prostheticzcardiaczvalve
d. A,zB,zandzC
e. AzandzC
ANS:z C
Prophylaxiszwithzantibioticszbeforezazdentalzprocedureziszrecommendedzforzazprostheticzcardiacz
valve,zpreviouszinfectivezendocarditis,zandzsomezformszofzcongenitalzheartzdiseasez(seezBoxz2-2.)
10. Whichzofzthezfollowingzantibioticsziszthezbestzchoicezifzazpatientzwhozrequireszpremedicationzbe
forezdentalztreatmentziszalreadyztakingzpenicillinzforzeradicationzofzanzinfection?
a. Amoxicillin
b. Clindamycin
c. Cephalosporins
d. Keepzthezpatientzonzthezpenicillinzbecausezthezbloodzlevelzhaszalreadyzbeenza
chieved
ANS:z B
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