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ChapterPediatrics Cardiology

Infective Endocarditis

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What is the optimal timing for administering antibiotic prophylaxis before surgery?

AImmediately before induction of anesthesia

B30-60 minutes before incision

C2-3 hours before surgery

DImmediately after surgery

2

A 28-year-old female presents with progressive dyspnea on exertion and palpitations for the past 6 months. She has a history of recurrent sore throat episodes during childhood. On examination, she has an irregularly irregular pulse, and auscultation reveals a mid-diastolic rumbling murmur at the apex with presystolic accentuation. ECG shows atrial fibrillation with controlled ventricular rate and left atrial enlargement. Echocardiogram demonstrates mitral valve stenosis with commissural fusion, leaflet thickening, and a mitral valve area of 1.2 cm². What is the most likely diagnosis?

ANeovascularization of the valve leaflets

BVegetations on the mitral valve

CMyxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve

DRheumatic mitral stenosis

3

A child presented at 10 weeks with recurrent episode of pneumonia and failure to thrive. X-ray shows cardiomegaly & pulmonary plethora. What is the diagnosis?

AVSD

BTOF

CPatent foramen ovale

DASD

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