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•AKA ANGIOEDEMA
•SUDDEN LARGE AREAS OF PAINLESS SWELLING CAUSED BY AN ALLERGY |
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| •VARIATION FROM NORMAL RHYTHM, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEARTBEAT |
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| •SYRINGE WITH A SPRING-LOADED NEEDLE THAT DELIVERS A PRELOADED DOSE OF MEDICATION (EPINEPHRINE) |
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| •RESCUE BREATHING (FOR VICTIMS OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE) AND CPR (FOR VICTIMS OF CARDIAC ARREST) |
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| •A TUBE FOR INSERTION INTO A DUCT OR CAVITY (NASAL CANNULA FITS INTO A PATIENTS' NOSTRILS) |
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•SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED STOPPAGE OF HEART ACTION
•VITAL ORGANS ARE DEPRIVED OF OXYGEN |
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| •DRY, CRACKLING SOUND (GRATING OF THE ENDS OF A FRACTURED BONE) |
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| •INCISION THROUGH THE SKIN AND THE CRICOTHYROID MEMBRANE TO SECURE AN AIRWAY FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF OF UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION |
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| •ELECTRIC SHOCK THROUGH ELECTRODES |
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| •DIFFICULT BREATHING FROM INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD |
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| •INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE CONTRACTION CAUSED BY SPONTANEOUS ACTIVATION OF SINGLE MUSCLE CELLS OR FIBERS |
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•DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD
•INSUFFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD EVENTUALLY LEADS TO HYPOXIA |
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| •DIMINISHED OXYGEN TO BODY TISSUES |
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•LOUD, SLOW, LABORED BREATHING
•COMMON TO PATIENTS IN A DIABETIC COMA |
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| •DROP IN SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE DUE TO CHANGE IN BODY POSITION (LYING BACK OR STANDING UP TOO FAST) |
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•NOT THROUGH THE ALIMENTARY CANAL
•ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY |
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| •PATIENT LYING ON SIDE WITH TOP LEG BENT AT A RIGHT ANGLE AND THE BOTTOM ARM STRETCHED ABOVE THE HEAD |
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•RESCUER DELIVERS A VOLUME OF 800-1200ml WITH EACH BREATH
•EXHALED AIR CONTAINS 16-17% OXYGEN |
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| •PATIENT IS SUPINE WITH THE HEART HIGHER THAN THE HEAD |
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| •VITAL SIGNS TAKEN AT A ROUTINE APPOINTMENT |
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| COMPENSATING (DURING AN EMERGENCY) |
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•FIGHT OR FLIGHT
•VITAL SIGNS ARE ELEVATED |
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| DECOMPENSATING (DURING AN EMERGENCY) |
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| •VITAL SIGNS DROP BELOW BASELINE AND PERSON COULD BE GOING INTO SHOCK |
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•A STATE OF LACK OF PERFUSION(SATURATION) OF OXYGENATED BLOOD CELLS TO ALL CELLS OF THE BRAIN AND BODY
•WHEN BRAIN CELLS ARE DEPRIVED OF OXYGENATED BLOOD, THE CEASE TO PROVIDE RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATION FUNCTION |
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| WHICH DISORDERS CAN BE SUSPECTED OR DISCOVERED DURING AN EXTRAORAL EXAM? |
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| •BLOOD DISORDERS AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS |
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| WHAT DISEASE STATES CAN BE DISCOVERED DURING AN INTRAORAL EXAM? |
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•DIABETES
•ANEMIA
•LEUKEMIA
•LUPUS
•HIV/AIDS |
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| WHAT IS THE NUMBER FOR POISON CONTROL? |
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| •AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILATOR |
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| •CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
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| WHAT ARE THE 6 STEPS OF THE LEARNING LADDER? |
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1. UNAWARENESS
2. AWARENESS
3. SELF-INTEREST
4. INVOLVEMENT
5. ACTION
6. HABIT |
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| •PROCESS OF BEING WIDESPREAD (DISCLOSING AGENT) |
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| •ABILITY OF A DISCLOSING AGENT TO SPREAD READILY OVER A TOOTH SURFACE AND FLOW INTO THE INTERPROXIMAL AREAS |
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| •ROSE COLORED DYE USED FOR PREPARING SPECIMENS FOR MICROSCOPIC STUDY |
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| •RED COLORED DYE USED IN SOLUTION OR TABLET FORM AS A DISCLOSING AGENT |
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•FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC
•REGULATES THE PACKAGING, LABELING, IMPORTING, AND EXPORTING OF SUCH PRODUCTS AS DISCLOSING AGENTS |
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•BRIGHT YELLOW DYE USED FOR DISCLOSING BIOFILM ON THE TEETH (SPECIAL ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IS USED TO SEE IT)
•ALSO USED IN OPHTHALMOLOGY TO REVEAL CORNEAL LESIONS |
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| WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES OF AN ACCEPTABLE DISCLOSING AGENT? |
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•INTENSITY OF COLOR
•DURATION OF INTENSITY
•TASTE
•IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE
•DIFFUSIBILITY
•ASTRINGENT AND ANTISEPTIC PROPERTIES |
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| WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT METHODS FOR APPLYING DISCLOSING AGENTS? |
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•DIRECT APPLICATION (PAINTING ON)
•RINSING
•TABLET OR WAFER |
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| WHAT ARE THE STEPS FOR PATIENT INSTRUCTION WHEN USING A DISCLOSING AGENT? |
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•EXPLAIN BIOFILM
•SHOW LOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOFILM
•DEMONSTRATE METHODS FOR DAILY BIOFILM REMOVAL |
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| WHAT ARE SOME FUNCTIONS OF SALIVA? |
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•LUBRICATION
•CLEANSING
•TASTING
•DIGESTION
•PROTECTION AGAINST DISEASES
•BUFFERING
•REMINERALIZATION
•SPEECH
•CARRIER OF ANTIBODIES, HORMONES, ENZYMES |
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| XEROSTOMIA IS A ___________, NOT A _______________ |
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| WHAT ARE SOME CAUSES OF XEROSTOMIA? |
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•RADIATION TO HEAD AND NECK (CANCER THERAPY)
•SURGICAL REMOVAL OF GLANDS
•SJOGRENS SYNDROME
•PHARMACOLOGICALLY INDUCED XEROSTOMIA (MEDICATIONS)
•DISEASES ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH FEVER / DEHYDRATION |
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| WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF XEROSTOMIA? |
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•ORAL DRYNESS, TONGUE STICKS TO PALATE
•DIFFICULTY CHEWING, SWALLOWING, OR SPEECH
•IMPAIRED TASTE
•THIRST, WITH INCREASED USE OF LIQUIDS
•LICKING OF LIPS
•SMARTING, BURNING, AND SORENESS OF MUCOSA AND TONGUE |
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| WHAT ARE THE ORAL EFFECTS OF XEROSTOMIA? |
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•HEAVY BIOFILM
•PREDISPOSITION TO DENTAL CARIES, ESPECIALLY ROOT CARIES
•PROBLEMS OF DENTURE WEARING
•DIETARY CHANGES DUE TO DISCOMFORT |
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•PILOCARPINE ACTS TO INCREASE SALIVARY OUTPUT
•PATIENTS WITH SJOGRAN'S SYNDROME OR OTHER CAUSES OF XEROSTOMIA CAN GET RELIEF |
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