Why must the dental team take extra precautions with a diabetic patient; causing as little trauma as possible to the oral tissue?
A. Diabetic patients are sometimes very prone to excessive bleeding.
B. Diabetic patients sometimes have problems healing and are very prone to infection.
C. Diabetic patients tend to experience heightened pain in response to oral cavity stimulation.
D. Diabetic patients tend to have excessive scar tissue formation in response to injury.
Answer: B
Health Professions
You might also like to view...
A semicolon (;) sets apart independent clauses and items in a list that contain commas
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Health Professions
What fractional inspired oxygen (FIO2) setting should be set on the ventilator when the patient currently has a partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) of 53 mm Hg while receiving 50% oxygen and the desired PaO2 is 90 mm Hg?
a. 0.64 b. 0.74 c. 0.85 d. 0.95
Health Professions