TEST BANK For Applied Pharmacology for the
Dental Hygienist 9th Edition
by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26
.
,Chapter .01: .Information .Sources, .Regulatory .Agencies, .Drug .Legislation, .and .Prescription
.Writing
Haveles: .Applied .Pharmacology .for .the .Dental .Hygienist, .9th .Edition
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Knowledge .of .pharmacology .aids .the .dental .professional .in
a. obtaining .a .patient’s .health .history.
b. administering .drugs .in .the .office.
c. handling .emergency .situations.
d. selection .of .a .nonprescription
.medication.
e. All .of .the . above.
ANSWER: . E
All .of .the .choices .are .true. .Because .many .of .our .patients .are .being .treated .with .drugs, .knowledge
.of .pharmacology .helps .in .understanding .and .interpreting .patients’ .responses .to .health .history
.questions. .Knowledge .of .the .therapeutic .and .adverse .effects .of .medications .obviously .helps .in
.their .proper .administration .in .the .office. .Emergency .situations .may .be .caused .by .drugs .or .treated
.by .drugs; .thus, .knowledge .of .pharmacology .is .of .great .help, .especially .because .a .rapid .response
.is .sometimes .required. .A .clear .understanding .of .the .concepts .of .drug .action, .drug .handling .by .the
.body, .and .drug .interactions .will .allow .the .dental .practitioner .to .make .proper .judgments .and .grasp
.the .concepts .relevant .to .new .drug .therapies .on .the .market.
DIF: Application
REF: . Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist .(Medication/Health .History), .Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist
.(Medication .Administration), .Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist .(Emergency .Situations), .Role .of .the .Dental
.Hygienist .(Nonprescription .Medication) .| .pp. .2-3 OBJ: 1
TOP: . NBDHE, .6.0. .Pharmacology
2. Which .of .the .following .statements .is .true .regarding .planning .appointments?
a. Whether .or .not .patients .are .taking .medication .for .systemic .diseases .is .of
.little
consequence .in .the .dental .office.
b. Asthmatic .patients .should .have .dental .appointments .in .the .morning.
c. Diabetic .patients .usually .have .fewer .problems .with .a .morning .appointment
compared .with .afternoon .appointments.
d. Both .B .and .C .are .true.
ANSWER: . D
Asthmatic .patients .who .experience .dental .anxiety .should .schedule .their .appointments .when .they .are
.not .rushed .or .under .pressure .early .in .the .morning. .Diabetic .patients .usually .have .relatively .fewer
.problems .with .a .morning .appointment. .Patients .taking .medication .for .systemic .diseases .may
,.require .special .handling .in .the .dental .office.
, DIF: Comprehension
REF: . Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist .(Appointment .Scheduling) .|
.p. .3 .OBJ: . 1 TOP: . NBDHE, .6.0. .Pharmacology
Dental Hygienist 9th Edition
by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26
.
,Chapter .01: .Information .Sources, .Regulatory .Agencies, .Drug .Legislation, .and .Prescription
.Writing
Haveles: .Applied .Pharmacology .for .the .Dental .Hygienist, .9th .Edition
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Knowledge .of .pharmacology .aids .the .dental .professional .in
a. obtaining .a .patient’s .health .history.
b. administering .drugs .in .the .office.
c. handling .emergency .situations.
d. selection .of .a .nonprescription
.medication.
e. All .of .the . above.
ANSWER: . E
All .of .the .choices .are .true. .Because .many .of .our .patients .are .being .treated .with .drugs, .knowledge
.of .pharmacology .helps .in .understanding .and .interpreting .patients’ .responses .to .health .history
.questions. .Knowledge .of .the .therapeutic .and .adverse .effects .of .medications .obviously .helps .in
.their .proper .administration .in .the .office. .Emergency .situations .may .be .caused .by .drugs .or .treated
.by .drugs; .thus, .knowledge .of .pharmacology .is .of .great .help, .especially .because .a .rapid .response
.is .sometimes .required. .A .clear .understanding .of .the .concepts .of .drug .action, .drug .handling .by .the
.body, .and .drug .interactions .will .allow .the .dental .practitioner .to .make .proper .judgments .and .grasp
.the .concepts .relevant .to .new .drug .therapies .on .the .market.
DIF: Application
REF: . Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist .(Medication/Health .History), .Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist
.(Medication .Administration), .Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist .(Emergency .Situations), .Role .of .the .Dental
.Hygienist .(Nonprescription .Medication) .| .pp. .2-3 OBJ: 1
TOP: . NBDHE, .6.0. .Pharmacology
2. Which .of .the .following .statements .is .true .regarding .planning .appointments?
a. Whether .or .not .patients .are .taking .medication .for .systemic .diseases .is .of
.little
consequence .in .the .dental .office.
b. Asthmatic .patients .should .have .dental .appointments .in .the .morning.
c. Diabetic .patients .usually .have .fewer .problems .with .a .morning .appointment
compared .with .afternoon .appointments.
d. Both .B .and .C .are .true.
ANSWER: . D
Asthmatic .patients .who .experience .dental .anxiety .should .schedule .their .appointments .when .they .are
.not .rushed .or .under .pressure .early .in .the .morning. .Diabetic .patients .usually .have .relatively .fewer
.problems .with .a .morning .appointment. .Patients .taking .medication .for .systemic .diseases .may
,.require .special .handling .in .the .dental .office.
, DIF: Comprehension
REF: . Role .of .the .Dental .Hygienist .(Appointment .Scheduling) .|
.p. .3 .OBJ: . 1 TOP: . NBDHE, .6.0. .Pharmacology
