The nurse is conducting discharge teaching about the need for prophylactic antibiotics when having dental procedures. This teaching would be provided to a client with which of the following diagnoses?
A)Acute myocardial infarction
B)Exacerbation of heart failure
C)Mechanical mitral valve replacement
D)Rheumatic fever after a streptococcal infection.

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Current guidelines recommend the use of prophylactic antibiotics before dental procedures for clients with prosthetic valves to prevent infective endocarditis (IE). The other clients are not at risk for IE.

The Nurse Is Conducting Discharge Teaching About the Need for Prophylactic