Why is it necessary to explain to the periodontal patient about the importance of scaling and root planing before any antimicrobials are used?
What will be an ideal response?
Patients may come to the dental office and request Periostat or local delivery of antimicrobial agents because they may have seen it in a magazine or heard about it on the radio or on TV. The importance of removing the biofilms (plaque) must be discussed before any adjunctive antimicrobial therapy is initiated. Scaling is necessary to disrupt the biofilms (although it is very difficult to remove) so that the antimicrobial/antibiotic can more effectively enter the bacteria to provide antimicrobial activity.
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A patient receiving mechanical ventilatory support accidentally displaces the endotracheal tube out of the trachea. What would be the most appropriate action at this time?
a. Remove the tube and provide manual ven-tilation or oxygenation as necessary. b. Push the tube back into the trachea by moving the patient's neck up and down. c. Suction the oropharynx with a Yankauer (tonsillar) suction tip. d. Apply manual ventilation or oxygenation directly through the endotracheal tube.
An ideal heat and moisture exchanger (HME) should have an efficiency rating of at least which of the following?
a. 30% b. 50% c. 70% d. 90%
What is the color of the tube side of the film packet?
What will be an ideal response?
To make sure preventive care services are delivered appropriately, __________ should be available at the point of care
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word