UREMIC STOMATITIS Flashcards
1
Q
CONCEPT
A
PATIENTS RENAL FAILURE (ELEVATED LEVELS UREA IN GHE BLOODSTREAM/SALIVA - DEGRADED BY UREASE, RESULTIN LIBERATION FREE AMMONIA - DAMAGES ORAL MUCOSA)
2
Q
ORALLY CLINICALLY
A
LESIONS: WHITE PLAQUES DISTRIBUTED BUCCAL MUCOSA, TONGUE, FLOOR MOUTH
3
Q
SYMPTOMS
A
UNPLEASANT TASTE/BURNING SENSATION
4
Q
TREATMENT
A
MILDLY ACIDIC MOUTH RINSE/TOPICAL ANSTHETICS FOR PAIN
