The medically and physically compromised patient

Question 1

Provides a national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with special needs

Answer 1

Americans with Disabilities Aact

Question 2

Fastest growing segment of U.S population is

Answer 2

Geriatric 65 years of age and older

Question 3

patients can be categorized into five specific by how treatment is provided what? Category III

Answer 3

Involves patient with medical conditions that have lifelong implications

Question 4

Sympotoms of over ________ show up in the mouth.

Answer 4

100 disease

Question 5

recurrent convulsive disorder and ________ are term used interchangable with a patient with history of seizure

Answer 5

Epilepsy

Question 6

A patient who has suffered a caerobrovascular accident and _________ experienced minor to severe loss of the dental nerbous system funcation caused by a sudden vascular lesion of the brain such as a hemorrhage

Answer 6

Stroke

Question 7

What is the condition that is a form of heart disease

Answer 7

Hypertension

Question 8

a blood disorder that presents as an increase in white blood cells may indicate an infection is

Answer 8

Leukemia

Question 9

May have diminished cough reflex and may not have the ability to clear the throat by coughing

Answer 9

Muscular dystrophy

Question 10

What is the side effect of Dilantin the drug used to control epileptic seizure

Answer 10

gingival hyperplasia

overgrowth of gingival tissue

Question 11

When entering the treatment room with a wheelchair bowned patients you should make sure that patient is positioned

Answer 11

Seated in the dental chaii and rolled a close as possile to the dental chair for ease in transferring

Question 12

Dental assistant role for careing for the medically and phydically compromised patient

Answer 12

Aiding the dentist in providing treatment

• Provinding a source of information to the patient and the family
• Making the patient more comfortable and reducing anxiety

Question 13

Today, most young-old adults ages 64 to 74 expect to lose there teeth and have removeable prothesis(t/f)

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Age itsself is not a key factor in treamtnet planning or treating the older population(t/f)

Answer 14

True

Question 15

It is essental to complete ______ before treating an older patient

Answer 15

Medical history with medication profile

Question 16

Malocclusion is a commonly reported oral related health condtion affecting older people (t/f)

Answer 16

False

Question 17

what is a contrubuting factor of hypertesion

Answer 17

Stress 
heredity
age
smoking
obesity

Question 18

What regulates body cells and stimulates passage of calcium into the bones and blood

Answer 18

the thyroid gland

Question 19

Modification in treamtent with patient with heart disease is

Answer 19

Avoiding stressful, lengthy appointments

• Using premedication and nitrous oxide to help relieve stress
• Using prophylactic sublingual nitriglycerin immediately before treatment

Question 20

Oral cavite of a diabetes include

Answer 20

acetone breath
red swollen painful gingiva
dehydration of oral soft tissues due to xerostomia

Question 21

Do you need to transfer a patients in wheelchair to a dental chair for treatment? (y/n) (t/f)

Answer 21

No

False