Quiz Answers Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000?

A

Provides a framework for safeguarding the welfare and managing the finances of adults who lack capacity due to mental disorder or inability to communicate

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2
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What is a power of attorney?

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A person who is nominated whilst an individual still has capacity who is subsequently legally appointed by a court to make decisions on the behalf of that individual when they lose capacity

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3
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What does the term capacity relate to?

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Acting
Making decisions
Communicating decisions
Understanding decisions
Retaining the memory of decisions

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4
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Who can provide a Section 47, Adults with Incapacity Certificate fir the provisions of dental treatment?

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A doctor who has just graduated

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5
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If a mother and brother hold joint welfare guardianship, who should you speak to to gain consent for treatment?

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They have equal importance but consent is only required from one of them

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What are the 5 principles of the Adult’s with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000?

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Least restrictive option
Take account of the wishes of the adult
Benefit
Encourage the person to use existing skills and develop new skills
Consultation with relevant others

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What is a welfare guardian?

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A person who is legally appointed by the courts to make the decisions on behalf of a person who lacks capacity

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In an emergency, what procedure can you perform to act in the best interest of a patient within an Adult’s with Incapacity, Section 47 Cetificate?

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Extract a tooth with a periapical periodontitis

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9
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When can you provide emergency treatment without having a Section 47 Adults with Incapacity Certificate in place?

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Spreading dental infection

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10
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Describe consultation with the relevant others?

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Take account the views of others with an interest in the person’s welfare. The Act lists those who should be consulted whenever practicable and reasonable

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Describe the principle of benefit

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Any action or decision taken must benefit the person and only be taken when that benefit cannot reasonably be achieved without it

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Describe the principle of taking account of the wishes of the person

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Account must be taken of the present and past wishes and feelings of the person, as far as this may be ascertained

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Describe the principle of the least restrictive option

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Any action or decision taken should be the minimum necessary to achieve the purpose. It should be the option that restricts the person’s freedom as little as possible

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14
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Haemophilia A is a deficiency in which factor?

A

VIII

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15
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Haemophilia B is a deficiency in which factor?

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IX

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16
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Apixaban inhibits which factor?

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Factor Xa

17
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A person with moderate haemophilia has what percentage of normal factor in their blood?

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1-5%

18
Q

What product is used in VW disease to manage bleeding?

A

Factor VIII Concentrate

19
Q

What anaesthetic is safest to use for someone with advanced liver disease?

A

Articaine

20
Q

What analgesic should be recommended for someone with liver cirrhosis?

A

Paracetamol

21
Q

What clotting factors are produced in the liver?

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I, II, VII, IX, X and XI

22
Q

Other than clotting factors, what product of the liver is essential in achieving haemostasis?

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Thrombopoietin

23
Q

What is the minimum UKELD score for an individual to be placed on the liver transplant list?

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49

24
Q

Where is the Dane particle found?

A

Those with Hepatitis B

25
Q

What can Halothane be responsible for?

A

Drug induced Hepatitis

26
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What is Sobosbuvir used to treat?

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Hepatitis C

27
Q

What is primary malignancy of the liver called?

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

28
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What liver disease is strongly associated with obesity and type II diabetes?

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

29
Q

What liver disease has circular RNA?

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Hepatitis D

30
Q

The faeco-oral route is the main route of transmission for which liver disease?

A

Hepatitis A

31
Q

When is an arteriovenous fistula provided?

A

Above the wrist for haemodialysis

32
Q

Which anticoagulant is commonly used in the management of patients who require renal dialysis?

A

Heparin

33
Q

What oral medicine conditions are considered variations or normal anatomy?

A

Black hairy tongue
Geographic tongue

34
Q

What are common causes of xerostomia in older people?

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Head and neck radiotherapy
Diuretics
Sjögren’s syndrome
Dehydration
NOT chemotherapy