EAQ Medical and Dental History Questions and Answers Updated 2024/2025 with complete solutions.

During a health history interview, a patient says to the dental hygienist, "I need to be upright in order to sleep." What does the dental hygienist interpret from the patient's statement? - Risk of congestive heart failure Arthrography should be used to examine the disk when the patient cannot tolerate the MRI. - Both statements are true. Which therapy is found in the health history of a patient with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus? - Oral hypoglycemic agents Each of the following is a risk associated with nitrous oxide-oxygen analgesia in a pregnant patient except one. Which one is the exception? - Hypertension Famotidine is used to treat patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Famotidine can cause dry mouth. - Both statements are true. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be used to examine the disk position and morphology in a patient whose health history indicates a risk of temporomandibular disorder. Each of the following signs during an oral examination is an indication of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus except one. Which one is the exception? - Chipped teeth A patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is at increased risk of xerostomia. A patient with GERD should drink plenty of water. - Both statements are true. Oral contraceptives can increase the risk of anemia, because they can cause folate deficiency. - Both the statement and reason are correct and related.A dental practitioner should prescribe antibiotic premedication to a patient with a prosthetic cardiac valve during manipulation of the gingival tissues, because antibiotic premedication prevents subacute bacterial endocarditis. - Both the statement and reason are correct and related. Each of the following is included under the demographic data in a patient's history form except one. Which one is the exception? - Marital status Which events from a patient's medical and dental history should receive the most attention from the dental hygienist before providing dental hygiene care to the patient? (Select the three that apply.) - Oral habits like biting of nails Previous oral radiographic exposure Consumption of caries-promoting foods What manifests as a single tumor-like, soft-tissue growth on the interdental papillae? - Pregnancy granuloma Which dental procedures require antibiotic premedication for a patient with prior infective endocarditis? (Select the two that apply.) - Manipulation of gingival tissues Manipulation of periapical region of teeth Which classes of medication cause xerostomia as aside effect? (Select the three that apply.) - Antipsychotics Antihistamines Antianxiety agentsThe most common cause of fibrotic intra-articular ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint is - trauma-induced hemorrhage. A patient with a heart transplant was on antibiotic prophylaxis prior to a dental hygiene procedure. Which is the most important thing the dental hygienist can advise the patient? - To notify the dentist if a fever develops The presence of excessive glucocorticoids in the body can result in - peptic ulceration. Rifampin can be found in the medical history of a patient with tuberculosis. Rifampin can result in orange discoloration of the saliva or tears - Both statements are true. Corticosteroids are contraindicated in a patient with - Cushing's syndrome The major cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism is - kidney failure.