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High doses or prolonged usage of salicylates or NSAIDs may be discontinued for a period prior to surgery because of:

Which factor could affect the blood glucose level sufficiently to decrease the amount of insulin a patient is required to take?

Case Study #2: Your patient reports having hypertension, type II diabetes, HIV and was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis C (HCV).  On her dental history she reports an 8/10 fear of the dentist and has a tooth that has been painful that she wants the dentist to examine. The vital signs you get today are BP: 142/82, pulse 102 and respirations 22.  As you are finishing up the appointment, you accidentally sustain a minor cut from a scaling instrument that has already been used in her mouth as you are organizing your cassette. The patient is still with you in the operatory, you have not dismissed her yet. Use this scenario to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Which of the following is unnecessary step to address the vitals sign measurements?  

Direct toxicity to medications:

Age groups most at risk for poisoning are _______.i.young childrenii.adolescentsiii.middle ageiv.older adults

Clostridium difficile infection is primarily caused by:

What is the term for medication in liquid form that is administered rectally?

Symptoms of hypoglycemia include:

When correctly drawing up a medicaton from a vial, what step should the health care professional undertake first?

The risk of death from the use of street drugs versus prescription medications is mostly due to___.