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Chapter01:i#PatientEvaluationandRiskAssessmenti#Test
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MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Electivedentalcareshould bedeferred forpatientsi#withsevere,i#uncontrolledhypertension,
f f
i#meaning thattheblood pressureisgreaterthanorequalto
f f
mm
i#Hg.
A. 200/140
B. 180/140
C. 180/110
D. 160/110
ANS: i # C
Electivedentalcareshould bedeferred forpatients i#withsevere, i#uncontrolledhypertension,
f f
i#w i#hichisbloodpressureofgreaterthanorequalto 180/110mm f i#Hg,
i#untilthecondition can bebro i#ughtundercontrol.
f f
PTS: 1 REF: p.i#4
2. The American HeartAssociation currentlyrecommendsantibiotic prophylaxisforapat
f f f f
i # ientwith whichofthe following cardiacconditions?
f f f
A. mitralvalveprolapse
B. prostheticheart valve f
C. rheumaticheartdisease
D. pacemakersforcardiacarrhythmias
ANS: i # B
Previously, i#theAmerican i#HeartAssociation(AHA)
i#recommendedantibioticprophylaxisfor
i#manypatientswithheart murmurscausedbyvalvulardisease(e.g., i#mitralvalveprolapse, i#rhe
f
i#umatic heartdisease)
f i#in an i#efforttopreventinfective endocarditis;
f f
i#currentguidelinesomitthi
i#s recommendationon thebasis ofaccumulated scientificevidence. i#If i#amurmurisduetospeci
f f f f
i#ficcardiac conditions(e.g.,
f i#previousendocarditis, i#prostheticheartvalve,
i#complexcongenital i#cyanoticheartdisease), i#the i#AHA
i#continuestorecommendantibioticprophylaxisformostde i#ntalprocedures. i#Patients
i#withpacemakersdonotrequireantibioticprophylaxis.
, Test 1-2
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PTS: 1 REF: pp.i#4-5
3. Oneconsequenceofchronic hepatitis (Bori#C)i#orcirrhosisoftheliverisdecreasedabilityofth
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i # ebodytoi# certaindrugs,i#includinglocalanestheticsandanalgesics.
A. absorb
B. distribute
C. metabolize
D. excrete
ANS: i # C
Patientswithchronichepatitis i#(B i#or i#C) i#orcirrhosishave i#an associated
f
i#impairmentofliverfun
i#ction.Thisdeficitmayresult inprolonged bleedingand lessefficientmetabolismofcertaindr
f f f
i # ugs,i#including locali#anestheticsandanalgesics.
f
PTS: 1 REF: p.i#6
4. Whichofthefollowingsymptomsandsignsismost consistent withallergy?
f f
A. heartpalpitations
B. itching
C. vomiting
D. fainting
ANS: i # B
Symptomsandsignsconsistentwithallergyincludeitching, i#urticaria(hives), i#rash, i#swelling,
i#wheezing, i#angioedema, i#runnynose, i#and tearingeyes. i#Isolatedsignsandsymptomssuch
f
i#as i#na i#usea, i#vomiting, i#heartpalpitations, andfaintinggenerallyarenot of
f f i#an allergic
f
i#origin butrather
f i#aremanifestationsofdrugintolerance, i#adversesideeffects,
i#orpsychogenicreactions.
PTS: 1 REF: p.i#6
5. Whichofthefollowingistrueofthepatientwithahistoryoftuberculosis?
A. Apositiveresultonskintesting meansthatthe personhasactiveTB.
f f
B. Mostpatientswhobecomepositiveskintesters developactivedisease.
f
C. Patientswithacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome(AIDS)haveahigh in f
i # cidenceoftuberculosis.
D. AdiagnosisofactiveTBismadebyapurifiedproteinderivative(PPD) skintest.f
ANS: i# C
, Test 1-3
i#Bank
Thepotentialcoexistenceoftuberculosisand acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome(AIDS) f
i#shouldbeexploredbecause patientswithAIDShaveahighincidenceoftuberculosis.Aposit
f
i#ive resultonskintesting means specificallythat the personhas
f f f i#at f f
i#sometime been infected wit
f f i# h i#TB, i#notnecessarilythatactivediseaseis present.
f f
i#Most patientswhobecomepositiveskin te
f f
i#stersdonotdevelopactive disease.Adiagnosisofactive TB i#is madebychestx-
f f f
ray, i#imaging, i#sputum culture, f
i# andclinicalexamination. i#PTS: i # 1 REF:
i # p.i#6-7
6. Vasoconstrictors should beavoidedinpatientswhoareusingcocaineorme
f f
i # thamphetaminebecausetheseagentsmayprecipitatei# .
A. severehypotension
B. severehypertension
C. respiratorydepression
D. cessationofintestinalperistalsis
ANS: i # B
Vasoconstrictors mayprecipitatecardiacarrhythmias orseverehypertensioninpatients i#wh
f f
i#oareusingcocaineormethamphetamine. i#Respiratorydepression isassociated withtheuse f f
i#ofopioids.
PTS: 1 REF: p.i#8
7. Iti#hasbeen shownthat theriskforoccurrenceofaserious perioperativecardiovascularevent
f f f
i # isincreased inpatientswho areunable tomeet a
f i # - f f f
MET(metabolicequivalentoftask) demandduring normaldailyactivity. f f
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
ANS: i # A
Riskisincreased inpatients unabletomeet a4-
f f f
METdemand. i#Dailyactivities requiring 4 i#METsincludelevelwalking at 4
f f f f
i#miles/hourorclimb i#ing a i#flightofstairs.Activitiesrequiringgreaterthan
f i#10
i#METsincludeswimmingandsingleste i#nnis.
PTS: 1 REF: p.i#9
8. Whichofthefollowingalterationsin thefingernailsisassociated withcirrhosis? f f
A. yellowing