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LITTLE AND FALACE'S DENTAL MANAGEMENT
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OF THE MEDICALLY COMPROMISEDPATIENT
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Table of Contents pc pc


PART ONE: PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
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Chapter 1: Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment
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PART TWO: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
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Chapter 2: Infective Endocarditis Chapt
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Chapter 4: Ischemic Heart Disease Cha
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Chapter 6: Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure)
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PART THREE: PULMONARY DISEASE
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Chapter 7: Pulmonary Disease
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Chapter 8: Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Chapt
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er 9: Sleep-
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Related Breathing Disorders PART FOUR: GASTROIN
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TESTIAL DISEASE pc


Chapter 10: Liver Disease
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Chapter 11: Gastrointestinal Disease
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PART FIVE: GENITOURINARY DISEASE
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Chapter 12: Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis Chap
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ter 13: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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PART SIX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE
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Chapter 14: Diabetes Mellitus Chapter 1
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5: Adrenal Insufficiency Chapter 16: Th
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Chapter 17: Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
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PART SEVEN: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASE
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Chapter 18: AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions Chapter 19:
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Allergy
Chapter 20: Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders Ch
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apter 21: Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation
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PART EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE
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Chapter 22: Disorders of Red Blood Cells Chapter 2
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3: Disorders of White Blood Cells
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Chapter 24: Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders Chapt
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er 25: Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders Chapter 2
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6: Cancer and Oral Care of the Patient
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PART NINE: NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
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Chapter 27: Neurologic Disorders
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Chapter 28: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Behavioral Reactions to Illness Chapter 29:
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Psychiatric Disorders pc


Chapter 30: Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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Chapter 01: Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment
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Little: Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE pc




1. Elective dental care should be deferred for patients with severe, uncontrolled hypertension, meani
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ng that the blood pressure is greater than or equal to
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a. 200/140
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Elective dental care should be deferred for patients with severe, uncontrolled hypertension, whic
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2. The American Heart Association currently recommends antibiotic prophylaxis for a patient with wh
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Previously, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended antibiotic prophylaxis for many pa
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tients with heart murmurs caused by valvular disease (e.g., mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart di
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sease) in an effort to prevent infective endocarditis; however, current guidelines omit this recomme
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cdisease), the AHA continues to recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for most dental procedures.
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3. One consequence of chronic hepatitis (B or C) or cirrhosis of the liver is decreased ability of the b
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ody to pc certain drugs, including local anesthetics and analgesics.
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Patients also may have chronic hepatitis (B or C) or cirrhosis, with impairment of liver functi
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on. This deficit may result in prolonged bleeding and less efficient metabolism of certain drug
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s, including local anesthetics and analgesics.
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4. Which of the following symptoms and signs is most consistent with allergy?
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Symptoms and signs consistent with allergy include itching, urticaria (hives), rash, swelling, wheezi
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ations of drug intolerance, adverse side effects, or psychogenic reactions.
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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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b. Most patients who become positive skin testers develop active disease.
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c. Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have a high incidence of tube
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d. A diagnosis of active TB is made by a purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test.
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The potential coexistence of tuberculosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) should
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skin testing means specifically that the person has at some time been infected with TB, not necessa
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rily that active disease is present. Most patients who become positive skin testers do not develop a
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ctive disease. A diagnosis of active TB is made by chest x-
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ray, imaging, sputum culture, and clinical examination.
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6. Vasoconstrictors should be avoided in patients who cocaine or methamphetamine users
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Vasoconstrictors should be avoided in patients who are cocaine or methamphetamine users
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8. Which of the following alterations in the fingernails is associated with cirrhosis?
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