Question 74 · LDEK · Medically compromised patient
Prior to extracting decayed teeth 84 and 85 in a 6-year-old child weighing 20 kg, suffering from hypetrophic cardiomyopathy, one should first administer:
- A. 1 g of amoxycyline.
- B. 2 g of amoxycyline.
- C. 600 mg of clindamycin.
- D. 500 mg of azithromycin.
- E. such a patient does not require antibiotic therapy.
Hint
Check whether this cardiac condition is on the current list of highest-risk conditions for infective endocarditis prophylaxis.
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