Section 1 Topic A Part 1 | RDA4U – Your California Registered Dental Assistant Resource

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1. The main issue of concern for a patient who is HIV positive is that they will:

Easily break their bones

Be challenging to work on

Have difficulty chewing

Heal more slowly after injury and/or surgery

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2. Osteoporosis can be treated with:

Phenobarbital

Abilify

Actonel

Boniva

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3. Patients who have mitral valve prolapse may need:

A muscle relaxer prior to treatment

Blood pressure medication

An anti-anxiety medication prior to treatment

An antibiotic pre-med

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4. Reasons to take a thorough medical history in the dental office include:

Approximately 85% of anomalies found in the oral cavity are indications of systemic conditions

To protect the health of the patient

To prevent transferring communicable diseases from one patient to another

Systemic diseases often cause oral conditions

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5. Osteoporosis is of concern in the dental office as there is greater risk for:

Bruxism

High blood pressure

Periodontal abscesses

Fracture of the alveolar bone during extractions

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6. Pregnancy gingivitis is inflammation of the gingiva during pregnancy and usually clears up after delivery.

True

False

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7. When compiling a patient's medical health history, it is appropriate to inquire about:

Exposure to ionizing radiation

Regular medications taken

Drug allergies

Chronic illnesses

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8. Symptoms of osteoporosis include:

Fractures

Joint pain

Disfigurement

Swelling

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9. Pregnant women with periodontal disease are eight times more likely to have:

Rampant decay

Low birth weight babies

Oral cancer

Pre-term babies

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10. HIV stands for .

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11. If a patient has a heart murmur, it is possible that it could be caused from mitral valve prolapse.

True

False

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12. How often should the patient's medical history be updated?

Only at recall visits

At every patient visit

Every other year

Once a year

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13. Tobacco use often causes:

Periodontal disease

Intrinsic stains

Oral cancer

Extrinsic stains

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14. Cells that form bone are called:

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15. The reason that phen-fen is no longer on the market is because it is known to cause:

Weight loss

High blood pressure

Diabetes

Damage to heart valves

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16. The biggest concern for patients with allergies is the potential for:

Anxiety attacks

Stroke

High blood pressure

Anaphylactic shock

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17. Phen-fen is no longer on the market, but was a popular drug years ago used for:

Treatment of high blood pressure

Children with ADHD

Weight loss

Conditions that affect the skin

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18. Oral cancer is often undiagnosed because:

It looks like periodontal disease

It is impossible to see

It feels the same as a carious lesion

It is usually painless

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19. Fungal infections, angular chelitis, viral infections, bacterial infections, ANUG, and aphthous ulcers are all common conditions of a patient suffering from:

Chronic cardiovascular disease

AIDS

Parkinson's disease

Fibromyalgia

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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20. We ask patients if they have taken a medication called "Phen-fen" as it has been known to cause:

Decay

Mitral valve prolapse

Periodontal disease

Periodontal abscesses

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21. Which drug would be used to treat anaphylactic shock?

Nitroglycerin

Epinephrine

Ammonia capsule

Codeine

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22. Anti-anxiety medications are properly called:

Anxiolytics

Anesthetics

Anticoagulants

Analgesics

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23. Epinephrine is often contraindicated for patients with:

Blood clotting issues

High blood pressure

Mitral valve prolapse

Multiple carious lesions

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Question 24 of 25

24. Bones consist of:

Magnesium

Calcium

Zinc

Phosphorus

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Question 25 of 25

25. The most common metal allergy is to:

Silver

Nickel

Copper

Tin

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