DENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE MEDICALLY
COMPROMISED PATIENT LITTLE COMPLETE
COURSE REVIEW GUIDE
◉ Decreased clotting factors.
Answer: Bleeding problems in chronic active hepatitis patients are
primarily caused by?
◉ Amides.
Answer: Hepatoxic drugs that should be avoided or limited in liver
disease patients include local anesthetics of which type?
◉ Cirrhosis.
Answer: The most severe form of liver disease is?
◉ Dane particle.
Answer: The hepatitis B virus is known as the?
◉ Hepatitis A.
Answer: Which of the following is transmitted almost exclusively by
fecal contamination of food or water?
, ◉ True.
Answer: A carrier state is characterized by the persistence of low
levels of the virus in the liver and serum viral antigens for longer
than 6 months. (T/F)
◉ True.
Answer: Bleeding tendencies associate with alcoholic liver disease
are due to a deficiency of coagulation factors that rely on Vitamin K
as a precursor for production. (T/F)
◉ True.
Answer: Bilateral painless hypertrophy of the parotid glands is a
frequent finding in patients with cirrhosis (T/F)
◉ True.
Answer: In peptic ulcer disease, helicobacter pylori is the etiologic
agent that causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa. (T/F)
◉ All of the above.
Answer: Which of the following can cause excessive gastric acid
secretion?
◉ Antisecretory drugs.
COMPROMISED PATIENT LITTLE COMPLETE
COURSE REVIEW GUIDE
◉ Decreased clotting factors.
Answer: Bleeding problems in chronic active hepatitis patients are
primarily caused by?
◉ Amides.
Answer: Hepatoxic drugs that should be avoided or limited in liver
disease patients include local anesthetics of which type?
◉ Cirrhosis.
Answer: The most severe form of liver disease is?
◉ Dane particle.
Answer: The hepatitis B virus is known as the?
◉ Hepatitis A.
Answer: Which of the following is transmitted almost exclusively by
fecal contamination of food or water?
, ◉ True.
Answer: A carrier state is characterized by the persistence of low
levels of the virus in the liver and serum viral antigens for longer
than 6 months. (T/F)
◉ True.
Answer: Bleeding tendencies associate with alcoholic liver disease
are due to a deficiency of coagulation factors that rely on Vitamin K
as a precursor for production. (T/F)
◉ True.
Answer: Bilateral painless hypertrophy of the parotid glands is a
frequent finding in patients with cirrhosis (T/F)
◉ True.
Answer: In peptic ulcer disease, helicobacter pylori is the etiologic
agent that causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa. (T/F)
◉ All of the above.
Answer: Which of the following can cause excessive gastric acid
secretion?
◉ Antisecretory drugs.
