Health Care > EXAM > The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient Ch. 29 Study Questions | 100% Correct (All)
You will be transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the patient chair. What will you need to have on hand to help in the moving process? - ✔✔Gait belt Give the three categories of how an ind... ividual can be defined through his or her aging process. Explain how they differ with regard to dental care. - ✔✔1) Functionally independent older adults- good teeth, want care 2) Frail older adults- fixed and removable prosthetics 3) Dependent older adults- Fewer natural teeth, believe in tooth loss List the five most common oral health conditions that affect the older patient - ✔✔1) Bone resorption 2) Xerostomia 3) Tooth decay 4) Periodontal disease 5) Dark and brittle teeth What additional information is important to obtain from a medically compromised patient besides the medical-dental history? - ✔✔Medication list You are scheduling a patient with early onset Alzheimer's. Describe what clinical considerations should be taken into consideration with this patient. - ✔✔Schedule with an awareness of the best time of day for them. Not able to tolerate dentures. Xerostomia A person with a deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of blood is said to have [Show More]
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