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Your patient presents for a prophy today after being away from the dental office for over five years. After updating the medical history, you add that the patient has been diagnosed with type II diabetes mellitus and went to the hospital four months ago for a broken wrist after falling, and has developed an allergy to penicillin. They had an artificial heart valve placed in 2020, and they report taking taking Warfarin, Metformin and a multivitamin daily. Upon completing the risk assessments and periodontal charting, you note that they are at high risk for caries and periodontal disease and have generalized 3-6mm and localized 7 and 8mm probe depths with generalized recession. Based off of this information, answer the following questions. QUESTION: What antibiotic pre-medication regimen does this patient require?  

For the following  reaction how much heat is released in kilojoules (kJ) if 75.00 g of methane (CH4) is added to excess oxygen?    

You are working with a dental faculty to complete an initial appointment on a new patient. They ask you to do a periodontal evaluation and record a PSR score. After completing this evaluation you enter these scores into the PSR chart and discuss your findings with your faculty member. Use this information to answer the following questions. 3 2 4 2 2 2 QUESTION: Which is the main instrument that you are using to conduct the PSR periodontal evaluation?

A gas mixture in a container has 0.311 mol H2  and 0.572 mol He. The total pressure in the container is 2.89 atm. What is the partial pressure of hydrogen gas?

You have a 57-year-old female patient report for her Periodontal Maintenance appointment. She was running a few minutes behind schedule and missed her bus to get to your appointment, so she had to walk to the clinic. When you take her blood pressure, it reads 139/99. Her pulse is 95 BPM, and her respiratory rate is 22. After reviewing the patient’s medical history, she reports no new ER visits or hospital stays, but she is still having issues with her stent that was placed in 2019 from a previous heart attack, and is still taking the depressant drug, Valium for her generalized anxiety. During the dental history portion, you find out this patient has a 7/10 fear of the dentist due to past trauma. During assessments, you determine this patient is at high risk for caries. This patient has a lot of radiographic calculus subgingivally, especially on the distals of her 2nd molars. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: The patient is due for an exam today. If the last radiographs were taken in December of 2022, would new radiographs be recommended and why?

Your 56 year old female patient presents for her 6 month recall appointment. Her medical history indicates a history of anxiety, depression and hypothyroidism. Her vitals today are blood pressure of 154/92, heart rate of 72, and 20 respirations and she expresses a lot of anxiety about the possibility of contracting illnesses when being in a patient care environment.  When conducting the head and neck exam, you note generalized lentigines, and severe acne. When inspecting her dentition, you note generalized restorations in the posterior, and notice facial notching on the anteriors from clenching and grinding. QUESTION: The damage on the anteriors is referred to as ______ .

BCH4024 F2024 OC E4 Q21: Which of the following functions as a cis-acting factor to regulate eukaryotic gene expression?

BCH4024 F2024 OC E4 Q3: Which of the following statements about polynucleotides is TRUE?

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 current 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 2014. Today’s periodontal charting is largely unchanged to compared to past visits, his periodontal condition is stable with very little bleeding and generalized 4mm pocketing 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 consideration for this patient given his history of breast cancer surgery?

Your 72 year old, diabetic patient, with no known allergies, presents for her appointment and it has been a little over a year since you have seen her last. While going through her medical history you find out she had a joint replacement 9 months ago. You find out she didn’t take a pre-medication and and send her home after consulting with her surgeon. Before dismissing her, you complete the head exam and update the risk assessments. You notice a 5×5 mm red, raised lesion on her lower lip that she says she got from biting really hard a few days ago. She returns the next day, she took her pre-med and now you can begin the rest of your assessments. Vitals: BP-120/78, pulse 60, respirations 70.  During assessments she has generalized 5-6 mm probing depths in her posterior teeth and you determine she has a calculus level of .3. She will need full mouth SRP. You will begin the SRP on the maxillary right quadrant at the next appointment and ask her to check her glucose at the beginning of the next appointment.  QUESTION: Which best describes the lesion that is detected on the lower lip?