The drug Dilantin is an effective cure for seizure disorders; thus the dental team can be confident that a patient taking Dilantin will not experience a seizure during dental treatment.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
Anticonvulsants, such as Dilantin, cannot cure seizure disorders but can control seizures in about 75 % of patients.
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For a stable medical patient with no trauma, you should determine the chief complaint, observe signs and symptoms, and:
A. obtain a set of baseline vital signs. B. gather the patient history. C. perform a rapid assessment and prepare for rapid transport. D. transport with no further assessment.
After getting the angina patient downstairs and to the cot, the best position for the patient to be transported to the emergency department is the ________ position
A) prone B) recovery C) semi-sitting D) supine
Which disease has muscle weakness in the early stages and in later stages has significant progressive muscle weakness including skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles as signs and symptoms associated with it?
A) Mitochondrial myopathy B) Fibromyalgia syndrome C) Myasthenia gravis D) Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Which localization technique requires the exposure of an occlusal radiograph?
A) Definitive evaluation method B) Right-angle method C) Tube-shift method