Once a patient has completed periodontal treatment, he or she may feel as though regular maintenance visits and continued oral hygiene self-care is not important anymore. How would you deal with this patient's attitude?
What will be an ideal response?
The patient needs to be educated with ongoing discussion on the objective of periodontal treatment and compliance. Review with the patient the fact that treatment is needed to eliminate/reduce risk factors and to prevent the progression and/or recurrence of periodontal disease. This treatment does not stop when active therapy is finished, and it is important to continue with everything that was taught to the patient. Review the importance of regular maintenance visits to the general dentist and the periodontist.
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When performing your secondary assessment on an older patient who has been injured, it is important to:
A. routinely perform a focused exam to minimize time at the scene. B. perform an in-depth physical exam prior to initiating any treatment. C. recall that it will take a less severe mechanism of injury to cause significant injuries. D. focus your assessment just on the area(s) of pain or obvious injury.
What is the main hemodynamic consequence of pulmonary emboli?
a. Increased pulmonary vascular resistance b. Increased systemic vascular resistance c. Pulmonary instability d. Pulmonary vasodilation