of the Medically Compromised Patient, 10th Edition
by Craig Miller, Verified Chapters 1 – 30
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PART ONE: PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
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Chapter 1: Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment PART T
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WO: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
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5: Cardiac Arrhythmias
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Chapter 12: Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis Chapter 13:
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PART SIX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE
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Chapter 14: Diabetes Mellitus Chapter 1 BT BT BT B T BT
5: Adrenal Insufficiency Chapter 16: Thy
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Chapter 18: AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions Ch
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Chapter 20: Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders Chapter 21:
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Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation
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PART EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE
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Chapter 24: Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders Chapter 2
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5: Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders Chapter 26: Cance
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r and Oral Care of the Patient
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PART NINE: NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
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Chapter 28: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Behavioral Reactions to Illness Chapt
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Little: Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 10th Edition
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1. Elective dental care should be deferred for patients with severe, uncontrolled hypertensio
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n, meaning that the blood pressure is greater than or equal to mm Hg.
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a. 200/140
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c. 180/110
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ension, which is blood pressure greater than or equal to 180/110 mm Hg, until the condition
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2. The American Heart Association currently recommends antibiotic prophylaxis for a pat
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ient with which of the following cardiac conditions?
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many patients with heart murmurs caused by valvular disease (e.g., mitral valve prolapse, rh
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eumatic heart disease) in an effort to prevent infective endocarditis; however, current guidel
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ines omit this recommendation on the basis of accumulated scientific evidence. If a murmur i
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s due to certain specific cardiac conditions (e.g., previous endocarditis, prosthetic heart valve
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, complex congenital cyanotic heart disease), the AHA continues to recommend antibiotic pr
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3. One consequence of chronic hepatitis (B or C) or cirrhosis of the liver is decreased ability
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a. absorb
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4. Which of the following symptoms and signs is most consistent with allergy?
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5. Which of the following is true of the patient with a history of tuberculosis?
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a. A positive result on skin testing means that the person has active TB.
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sitive result on skin testing means specifically that the person has at some time been infecte
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d with TB, not necessarily that active disease is present. Most patients who become positiv
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e skin testers do not develop active disease. A diagnosis of active TB is made by chest x-
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7. It has been shown that the risk for occurrence of a serious perioperative cardiovascular event
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(e.g., MI, heart failure) is increased in patients who are unable to meet a -
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MET (metabolic equivalent of task) demand during normal daily activity.
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airs. Activities requiring greater than 10 METs include swimming and singles tennis. An exerci
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se capacity of 10 to 13 METs indicates excellent physical conditioning.
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8. Which of the following alterations in the fingernails is associated with cirrhosis?
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