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of the Medically Compromised Patient, 10th Edition
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by Craig Miller, Verified Chapters 1 – 30
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PART ONE:PATIENT EVALUATION ANDRISKASSESSMENT
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Chapter1:Patient Evaluation andRisk Assessment PART
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TWO:CARDIOVASCULARDISEASE
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Chapter2:InfectiveEndocarditis Chapter ft ft ft f t
3:Hypertension
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Chapter4:IschemicHeart Disease ft ft ft ft
Chapter5:CardiacArrhythmias
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Chapter6:Heart Failure (or CongestiveHeart Failure) PART
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THREE:PULMONARYDISEASE
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Chapter7:Pulmonary Disease ft ft ft
Chapter8:Smoking andTobacco Use Cessation ft ft ft ft ft ft
fChapter9:Sleep-RelatedBreathingDisorders
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fPARTFOUR:GASTROINTESTIALDISEASE
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Chapter10:Liver Disease ft ft ft
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fPARTFIVE:GENITOURINARYDISEASE
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Chapter12:ChronicKidney Disease andDialysis Chapter
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13:SexuallyTransmittedDiseases
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PART SIX:ENDOCRINEANDMETABOLIC DISEASE
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Chapter14:DiabetesMellitus ft ft ft
Chapter15:AdrenalInsufficiency
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fChapter16:ThyroidDiseases
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Chapter17:Pregnancy andBreast Feeding PART ft ft ft ft ft f t
SEVEN:IMMUNOLOGICDISEASE
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Chapter18:AIDS, HIVInfection, andRelatedConditions
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Chapter19:Allergy
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Chapter20:RheumatologicandConnectiveTissue Disorders Chapter
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21: OrganandBone MarrowTransplantation
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PARTEIGHT:HEMATOLOGICANDONCOLOGICDISEASE
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Chapter 22: Disorders of Red Blood Cells Chapter ft ft ft ft ft ft f t
23: Disorders of White Blood Cells
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Chapter24:AcquiredBleedingandHypercoagulableDisorders
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fChapter25:CongenitalBleedingandHypercoagulableDisorders
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fChapter 26: Cancer and Oral Care of the Patient
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PARTNINE:NEUROLOGIC,BEHAVIORAL,ANDPSYCHIATRICDISORDERS
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Chapter28:Anxiety, Eating Disorders, andBehavioral Reactions to Illness
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,Chapter01:PatientEvaluationandRiskAssessment
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Little:DentalManagementoftheMedicallyCompromisedPatient,10thEdition
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1. Electivedental careshouldbedeferred forpatientswith severe,uncontrolled
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a. 200/140
b. 180/140
c. 180/110
d. 160/110
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Elective dental care should be deferred for patients with severe, uncontrolled
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fhypertension, which is blood pressure greater than or equal to 180/110 mm Hg, until
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2. TheAmerican HeartAssociation currentlyrecommendsantibioticprophylaxisfor a
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ANS: B ft
Previously,theAmericanHeartAssociation(AHA)recommended antibioticprophylaxis ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
ffor many patients with heart murmurs caused by valvular disease (e.g., mitral valve
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fprolapse, rheumatic heart disease) in an effort to prevent infective endocarditis;
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f however, current guidelines omit this recommendation on the basis of accumulated
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fscientific evidence. If a murmur is due to certain specific cardiac conditions (e.g.,
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fprevious endocarditis, prosthetic heart valve, complex congenital cyanotic heart
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fdisease), the AHA continues to recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for most dental
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3. Oneconsequenceofchronic hepatitis(B orC) orcirrhosis oftheliver isdecreased
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a. absorb
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d. excrete
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Patients also may have chronic hepatitis (B or C) or cirrhosis, with impairment of
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fliver function. This deficit may result in prolonged bleeding and less
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efficient metabolism of certain drugs, including local anesthetics and analgesics.
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4. Which ofthefollowing symptoms and signs ismost consistent with allergy?
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b. Itching
c. Vomiting
d. Fainting
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Symptomsand signsconsistent with allergyincludeitching,urticaria(hives),rash, ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
fswelling, wheezing, angioedema, runny nose, and tearing eyes. Isolated signs and
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fsymptoms such as nausea, vomiting, heart palpitations, and fainting generally are not
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fof an allergic origin butrather are manifestations of drug intolerance, adverse side
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feffects,or psychogenicreactions.
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5. Which of the following is true of the patient with ahistory of tuberculosis?
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a. Apositiveresult on skin testing means that the person has activeTB.
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b. Mostpatientswho becomepositiveskintesters develop activedisease. ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
c. Patientswith acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)haveahigh ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
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d. Adiagnosis of activeTB is madeby a purified protein derivative(PPD) skin test.
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The potential coexistenceof tuberculosisand acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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f(AIDS) should be explored because patients with AIDS have a high incidence of
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ftuberculosis. A positive result on skin testing means specifically that the person has at
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fsome time been infected with TB, not necessarily that active disease is present. Most
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fpatients who become positive skin testersdo not develop activedisease.A diagnosisof
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f activeTB is made by chest x-ray, imaging, sputum culture, and clinical examination.
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6. Vasoconstrictorsshouldbeavoided inpatientswho cocaineormethamphetamine ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft
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Vasoconstrictorsshould beavoided inpatients who arecocaineormethamphetamine ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft f t users
because the combination may precipitate arrhythmias, MI, or severe hypertension.
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7. Ithasbeen shown that the riskforoccurrenceofa seriousperioperative cardiovascular
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f event (e.g., MI, heart failure) is increased in patients who are unable to meet a -MET
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f (metabolic equivalent of task) demand during normal daily activity.
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a. 4
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c. 8
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Dailyactivities requiring 4 METsincludelevel walking at 4 miles/hour or climbing a flight of
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stairs. Activities requiring greater than 10 METs include swimming and singles tennis. An
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exercise capacity of 10 to 13 METs indicates excellent physical conditioning.
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8. Whichofthe following alterationsinthe fingernailsisassociated with cirrhosis?
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a. Yellowing
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