Question 107 · LDEK · Medically compromised patient
Indicate which of the following are classified as diseases with average risk of bacterial endocarditis:
1) acquired heart defects;
2) condition after coronary artery bypass grafting;
3) implantation of artificial heart valves;
4) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;
5) ostium secundum atrial septal defect;
6) surgically created Blalock-Taussig shunt;
7) mitral valve prolapse without regurgitation;
8) medical history of bacterial endocarditis.
The correct answer is:
2) condition after coronary artery bypass grafting;
3) implantation of artificial heart valves;
4) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;
5) ostium secundum atrial septal defect;
6) surgically created Blalock-Taussig shunt;
7) mitral valve prolapse without regurgitation;
8) medical history of bacterial endocarditis.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3,8.
- B. 2,5,7.
- C. 1,4.
- D. 3,6,8.
- E. 3,6,7,8.
Hint
Use the older AHA three-tier scheme: high risk (prostheses, prior endocarditis, shunts), moderate risk and negligible risk.
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