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10/26: Systemic Diseases Flashcards

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What is a general term for pulmonary disorders charactrized by chronic airflow limitation from the lungs?

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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What is the 3rd leading cause of death in 2020?

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COPD

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Is COPD fully reversible?

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No

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COPD encompasses what 2 main diseases?

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  1. Chronic bronchitis
  2. Emphysema
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What is the recommended diagnosis of COPD?

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Presence of septum production and dyspnea together with an abnormal measurement of lung function

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This is chronic inflammation of the bronchi that produces excessive tracheobronchial mucus production and a persistent caught with sputum for at least 3 months in at least 2 consecutive years

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Chronic bronchitis

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This is permanent enlargement of the air spaces in the lungs that is accompanied by destruction of the air space walls without obvious fibrosis

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Emphysema

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The onset of COPD after what age?

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40 years

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9
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What are patients with chronic bronchitis described as?

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Sedentary, overweight, cyanotic, edematous and breathless

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10
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What are patients with COPD known as?

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Blue bloaters

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This is permanent enlargement of the air spaces in the lungs tha is accompanied by destruction of the air space walls without obvious fibrosis

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Emphysema

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What are patients diagnosed with emphysema known as?

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Pink puffers because they demonstrated enlarged chest walls (barrel-chested appearance)

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What does emphysema show as?

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Weight loss with disease progression
Severe exertional dyspnea
Seldom coughing
lack of cyanosis
Pursing of lips with efforts to forcibly exhale air from the lungs

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What are questions you should ask someone with emphysema or bronchitis?

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How severe?
How long have you had it?
What medications are you
on?
Does it bother you to recline
completely?
Will the rubber dam be a problem?

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What questions should you ask someone with shortness of breath?

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how many blocks can you walk
before tiring?
can you walk two flights of stairs
without having to stop?

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What is a condition in which the heart valves have been
permanently damaged by rheumatic fever

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Rheumatic heart disease

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17
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When does heart valve damage start?

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Shortly after untreated or under-treated streptococcal infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever

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18
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What can result in on-going valve damage?

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An immune response causes an inflammatory condition in
the body

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What can happen to heart valves over time?

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Become inflamed and scarred over

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20
Q

What is a disorder of cognition that
consequently interferes with the daily
functions and results in a loss of
independence?

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Dementia

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21
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What are the most common causes of dementia?

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Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia,
& dementia caused by Parkinson’s
disease

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When does prevalenze of dementia and alzheimer’s increase?

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With age: 65y/o-
7% by age 85, more than 40%

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23
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What gender is more at risk?

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Women because they live longer

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What are symptoms of alzheimer’s disease?

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Memory loss
Cognitive decline
Behavioral and
personality changes

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What is the cause of alzheimers?

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Unknown but appears to involve loss of cholinergic neurons

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How often does genetic predisposition contribute to?

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Less than 20% of all cases

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27
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What is the average lifespan after dx?

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8 years

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28
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What is dental management of alzheimer’s disease?

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Knowledge of the
stage of the disease, medications taken,
and the cognitive abilities of the patient

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29
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What do medications such as antipsychotics, antidepressants,
and anxiolytics contribute to?

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xerostomia with increased risk for dental caries

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30
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Where are small endocrine glands located?

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Bilaterally at the superior pole of each kidney

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31
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What is progressive destruction of the Adrenal Cortex, Usually due to autoimmune disease?

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Primary adrenal insufficiency (addison’s disease)

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32
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What are chronic infectious diseases?

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TB, HIV, Cytomegalovirus and
some fungal infections

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What does primary adrenal insufficiency decrease?

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Cortisol (stress hormones) and aldosterone

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34
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What does cortisol do?

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Decreases inflammation, regulates blood pressure, increases glucose

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What does aldosterone do?

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Stimulates Na+ absorption by the kidneys

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36
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This is caused by pituitary disease or critical illness

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2nd adrenal insufficiency

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37
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This is caused by process that impair function of the hypothalamus

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3rd adrenal insufficiency

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38
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What is the most common cause of tertiary adrenal insufficiency?

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Chronic use of corticosteroids

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39
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What is adrenal insufficiency?

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The inability to increase cortisol
production with stress

40
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What are symptoms of adrenal insufficiency?

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Tired-fatigue
Weak
Orthostatic hypotension
Poor healing
Inability to tolerate stress
Increased infections
Areas of darkened skin
Salt Craving

41
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This refers to a condition caused by excessive cortisol in the body

A

Cushings syndrome

42
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What is the most common cause of cushings syndrome?

A

Steroid drugs

43
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Cushing disease can result in what?

A

Type 2 diabetes
Bone loss
High blood pressure

44
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When cushings syndrom is caused by a pathophysiologic process (like a tumor), it is called

A

Cushing’s disease

45
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What are some examples of when you have steroid use?

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Lupus
Rheumatoid arthritis
Asthma
Psoriasis

46
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What are the clinical features of cushings syndrome/disease?

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  1. Weight gain in the midsection, face, shoulders
    Face = moon face
    Shoulders = buffalo hump
  2. Thinning, fragile skin that bruises easily
  3. abdominal striae
  4. decreased healing
  5. acne
47
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What is a potentialy-life threatening complication resulting form adrenal insufficiency triggered by emotional and physical stress?

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Adrenal crisis

48
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What does adrenal crisis manifest as?

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Hypotensive collapse, abdominal pain, myalgia, and fever

49
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What does the diagnosis of substance abuse require?

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Recurrent use of a substance over the past 12 months with subsequent adverse consequences

50
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What are features of suggestive of alcohol abuse?

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Missed appointments, alcohol on breath, enlargement of the parotid glands and spider angiomas

51
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What does alcohol cause?

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Liver and bone marrow damage
Cirrhosis
Vitamin K deficiency
Reduced effect of local anesthetics and benzodiazepines
Nutritional dificiencies
Candidal infections

52
Q

What is binge drinking?

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> 5 oz/ 4 hours

53
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What does excessive drinking caused an increased cancer of?

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Mouth
Larynx
Esophagus

54
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What does the combination of smoking and alcohol increase the chance of?

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Oral cancer

55
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What can alcohol act as?

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An irritant and damage cells which could lead to DNA changes

56
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When can drug abuse occur?

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Interactions w/ Rx, anesthetic
Liver damage
Infectious diseases if share needles

57
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What are oral complications and manifestations of drug and alcohol abuse?

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More plaque, calculus, caries, gingival inflammation

58
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What are oral complications of cocaine?

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Gingival recession and erosion of facial aspects

59
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What are oral complications of meth mouth?

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Xerostomia, rampant caries, bruxism, and muscle trismus

60
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Should you provide extensive care to someone who has oral manifestations as a result of drug and alcohol abuse problems?

A

Not until homecare improves

61
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Reduction in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is called

A

Anemia

62
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What is the most common blood conditions in the USA?

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Anemia

63
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What is anemia usually associated with?

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Decrease in RBC’s
Abnormality in Hb contained within RBCs
Caused by underlying disease especially in men
More than 3 million cases per year in the US

64
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Anemia affect more female or male?

A

Female

65
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Decrease number of circulating RBCs in what?

A

Anemia

66
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A abnormality in the hemoglobin contained within the RBCs

A

Anemia

67
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Anemia may be caused by an underlying disease especially in

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Males

68
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What are the types of anemia?

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Iron deficiency
Folate deficiency
Hemolytic anemia
Sickle cell anemia

69
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What are the symptoms of anemia?

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Pallor = pale
Fatigue
Low blood pressure
SOB
Rapid heart rate

70
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Oral signs of anemia are?

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Smooth, burning red tongue
Bleeding gums

71
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This is the craving and chewing ice associated with iron deficiency, with or without anemia

A

Pagophagia

72
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This is severe restriction of food intake, leading to weight loss and the medical sequelae of starvation

A

Anorexia nervosa

73
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This is restriction of food by binge eating followed by various methods of trying to rid the food (vomiting, laxatives, diuretics)

A

Bulimia nervosa

74
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Anorexia is 90-95% in

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Females

75
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What is the age of onset for anorexia?

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14-18 y/o, rare after age 40

76
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What is the mortality rate of people with anorexia?

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5-20% usually by starvation, suicide, electrolyte imbalance

77
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What are some signs of anorexia?

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Low BP
Amenorrhea
Osteoporosis
Anemia (20-40%) due to nutritional deficiences
Hair thin and brittle
Neck/facial swelling
Irritable
Fainting

78
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What is the average age of onset for bulimia?

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20 y/o

79
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What is bulimia most often seen in?

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Females

80
Q

What happen to amalgam restorations in bulimia nervosa?

A

Higher than surround enamel

81
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What is loss of enamel and dentin on the lingual surfaces by chemical and mechanical effects?

A

Perimylolysis

82
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Where does tooth issues occur with bulimia?

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Lingual of ant teeth due to enamel erosion form acidic chemicals

83
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What do you ask someone with abnormal bleeding?

A

When did it occur?
After extraction?
How long did it last?
Have you been diagnosed by a physician?

84
Q

This test is used to detect bleeding disorders or excessive clotting disorders

A

Prothrombin time

85
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This measures how quickly your blood clots

A

Prothrombin time

86
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What is a calculation based on results of a PT

A

INR

87
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What 2 prothrombin time is presented?

A

Seconds for blood clot to form
INR

88
Q

What is the average time for blood to clot?

A

10-30 seconds

89
Q

You use this ratio if you are on blood thinning medications

A

INR

90
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What is the equation for INR?

A

Patient Pt/Control Pt x ISI

91
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If the INR score is too low, patients can be at risk for

A

Blood clot

92
Q

If the INR score is too high, patients can experience

A

Bleeding issues

93
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Typical INR score range for patient on blood thinner is

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2-3

94
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Healthy people not on blood thinner INR score is

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1.1 or below

95
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A

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