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Which of the following is NOT considered a poor housing condition linked to negative health outcomes?

Cold indoor environments are associated with which health risks?

What is label 2 indicating?

Which condition is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine?

A culture is most likely to be performed in which division of the clinical laboratory?

CASE STUDY #5: Your new patient is a 22 year old woman who was born with a congenital defect in her heart. She had a surgery to full correct this defect at age 1, but recently had to have a defibrillator placed for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that was diagnosed two years ago. She reports that she has anxiety an allergy to penicillin. She takes medication for anxiety, a medication to control arrythmias and birth control. The vitals that you get are 112/78, pulse 88 and respirations 18. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What is the regimen of pre-medication that she will need to take?

Your patient had a kidney transplant 6 months ago and is taking cyclosporin and another immunosuppressive medication to prevent rejection of the new kidney. This is their first appointment since the transplant and they are presenting for a prophy and exam.  They indicate that they have been experiencing some changes in their mouth and want to you to evaluate them.  One is a cluster of lesions on their lip that they say has been there for 4 days and is starting to heal and another is an enlargement of their gingival tissue, both related to their medication use. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Which of the following is an inaccurate statement regarding their gingival tissue?

Your new patient is a new mother with a 2 month old baby who just went back to work and is struggling to find time for self-care and isn’t brushing daily. She reports no medical history issues except anxiety, for which she takes a medication. Her vitals today are blood pressure 130/84, pulse 86 and respirations 20. Through the dental history, you determine the has not had a dental appointment in 3 years, is having some issues with sore and bleeding gums and has a 4/10 fear of the dentist. As you complete her assessments and radiographs, you determine that she has generalized bleeding and inflammation with 4-5mm probe depths, but no bone loss. You use the risk assessment rankings and Motivational Interviewing to try to help her establish goals/objectives to improve her oral health. Use this information and the photo below to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Based on the what can be seen in the photo, which classification would be given for the periodontal risk assessment for this patient?  

Kyle is a transgender patient who prefers male pronouns. He presents to the office for his 3-month recall appointment. His health history is unchanged with a history of hypertension, renal (kidney) disease that he has been dialysis treatment for since earlier this year and a history of breast cancer, in remission since 2018.  His dental history includes dry mouth and full-mouth Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) in 2021. Vitals are BP 132/84, pulse 88, respiration 18. Today’s periodontal charting is largely unchanged to compared to past visits, his periodontal condition is stable with very little bleeding, generalized 4mm pocketing and mild recession in the posterior sextants. When visiting family out of state last month he broke a tooth and had an emergency root canal at a local office. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What is a possible modification to consider for this patient?

CASE STUDY #1: Your patient presents for a periodontal maintenance appointment after 10 months.  She is usually on a 4 month recall, but has been dealing with health issues.  She reports hypertension and diabetes, both of which she controls with medications, and her vitals today are BP 130/86, pulse 88, respirations 14 and HbA1C is 9.7. In doing your periodontal assessments and radiographs, you determine that she has 4mm probe depths in the anterior teeth, several 5-6mm probe depths in the posterior teeth with isolated furcation involvement and generalized moderate to heavy calculus.  She has several amalgam restorations and crowns and you notice several areas of demineralization and recurrent decay, but she is not having any pain or sensitivity.  Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Which is accurate for the use of the ultrasonic in the furcation sites on this patient?