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Who should be involved with a medically-compromised patient's dental care besides the dental team and the patient's medical team?
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The family
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What role can the dental assistant take in caring for the medically and physically compromised?
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Aiding the dentist in providing treatmentProviding a source of information to the patient and familyMaking the patient more comfortable and reducing anxiety
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Why is it important to know what type of medications a patient is taking before treatment?
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Potential side effectsDrug interactions
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An eating disorder in which a person has an obsessive fasting or starving condition is called:
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Anorexia nervosa.
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An important question to ask a diabetic patient before treatment is:
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Have you taken your medication today?Have you eaten recently?
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Comfort is very important to the patient with chronic progressive arthritis. What part of the day is best suited for treating this patient?
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Morning
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A general term for pulmonary diseases that are characterized by obstructed airflow during respiration is:
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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If a patient displays weakness or paralysis on one side of the body and facial muscles, it is likely that this patient has experienced a(n):
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Stroke.
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____________ is a disease in which the CNS of adults becomes debilitating and degenerative.
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Multiple sclerosis
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If the patients in your dental office were to be categorized according to their health status, what category would a patient be placed under if their medical condition required major modifications in dental treatment planning?
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Category IV
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When attending to an older patient, besides the medical history, what available information should also be evaluated before any treatment begins?
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Medication profile
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The type of dental decay that occurs most commonly in older adults is: CH.29
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Root caries
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The main goal for the dental team when treating a patient with heart disease is to: ch.29
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Not overexert the patient’s heart.
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Alzheimer's disease is a disorder associated with what body system? CH. 29
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Neurologic
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The age group of the older population that is better educated in taking care of themselves and more demanding of health services is the: CH. 29
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Young-old, ages 65 to 74 years.
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