What is the purpose of the grading system?
What will be an ideal response?
The purpose of the grading system is simply to assess the degree of a patient's "sickness" or "physical state" prior to selecting the anesthetic or prior to performing surgery.
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Benise is a new medical assistant in the clinic. She has little experience, but she has a great attitude and she is determined to do the job correctly. As you pass by, you notice that she is frowning at a patient's medical record. You ask if you can help, and she tells you that the patient has moved across town to take a new job, so all of his address, phone number, employment, and health insurance have changed. Benise is trying to figure out how to make all of those changes to the record. "It just won't fit!" she exclaims. What advice might you offer to Benise?
A. Use correction fluid to cover the old information to make space for the new information B. Make a note on the patient's registration to "see the updated registration sheet" C. Use as many abbreviations as necessary to make all of the new information fit D. Shred the old registration sheet and create an entirely new one E. Write as small as possible and continue sentences on the back of the sheet
For infant CPR, which pulse is checked?
a. pedal b. radial c. carotid d. brachial
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Syncope is a life-threatening emergency. 2. Once a patient has experienced syncope, he is a likely a candidate for it to recur. 3. Nonpsychogenic factors are the most common cause of syncope in the dental office. 4. Syncope is a loss of consciousness due to an increase in the flow of blood to the brain. 5. Fear is a good example of a psychogenic factor causing syncope.
Limited, short-term spontaneous ventilation is possible in a patient with a paralyzed diaphragm because of_____________________
a. reflex diaphragm activity b. accessory muscle use c. active exhalation d. high intraabdominal pressures