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

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1. HIV stands for .

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

True

False

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3. Tobacco use often causes:

Periodontal disease

Extrinsic stains

Oral cancer

Intrinsic stains

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

Oral cancer

Low birth weight babies

Rampant decay

Pre-term babies

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5. Epinephrine is often contraindicated for patients with:

Blood clotting issues

High blood pressure

Mitral valve prolapse

Multiple carious lesions

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6. 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 prevent transferring communicable diseases from one patient to another

To protect the health of the patient

Systemic diseases often cause oral conditions

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7. 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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8. Anti-anxiety medications are properly called:

Anticoagulants

Analgesics

Anxiolytics

Anesthetics

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9. Symptoms of osteoporosis include:

Swelling

Disfigurement

Fractures

Joint pain

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

Once a year

Only at recall visits

At every patient visit

Every other year

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11. The most common metal allergy is to:

Copper

Silver

Tin

Nickel

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12. Bones consist of:

Calcium

Phosphorus

Magnesium

Zinc

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

Be challenging to work on

Heal more slowly after injury and/or surgery

Easily break their bones

Have difficulty chewing

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14. Cells that form bone are called:

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

Fibromyalgia

Chronic cardiovascular disease

Parkinson's disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

AIDS

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

Drug allergies

Regular medications taken

Chronic illnesses

Exposure to ionizing radiation

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17. Oral cancer is often undiagnosed because:

It is impossible to see

It looks like periodontal disease

It is usually painless

It feels the same as a carious lesion

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18. Osteoporosis can be treated with:

Abilify

Phenobarbital

Boniva

Actonel

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

Fracture of the alveolar bone during extractions

Periodontal abscesses

Bruxism

High blood pressure

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

High blood pressure

Diabetes

Damage to heart valves

Weight loss

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

Anaphylactic shock

High blood pressure

Anxiety attacks

Stroke

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

Codeine

Nitroglycerin

Ammonia capsule

Epinephrine

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23. Patients who have mitral valve prolapse may need:

An antibiotic pre-med

Blood pressure medication

A muscle relaxer prior to treatment

An anti-anxiety medication prior to treatment

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

Periodontal abscesses

Mitral valve prolapse

Decay

Periodontal disease

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