A 35-year-old IV drug user with a prosthetic mitral valve needs a dental extraction. Which patients warrant IE prophylaxis for dental procedures?...

Question

A 35-year-old IV drug user with a prosthetic mitral valve needs a dental extraction. Which patients warrant IE prophylaxis for dental procedures?

Accepted Answer

Those with prosthetic valves or prior infective endocarditis

Answer

All IV drug users

Answer

All patients with heart murmurs

Answer

All patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer

None; prophylaxis is never indicated

USMLE MCQ (SBA): Prosthetic Valve