DENTAL NURSE EXAM 313 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE

DENTAL NURSE EXAM 313 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE What can bring disorders of the Nervous System: Previous stroke Epilepsy Medications Bell's Palsy BELL'S PALSY is: is temporary weakness or paralysis of the facial nerve, which affect the movement of one side of the face. TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA Trigeminal neuralgia is sudden, severe facial pain. It's often described as a sharp shooting pain or like having an electric shock in the jaw, teeth or gums. Medication that can used is: Gabapentin SENSORY is a physiological capacity of organisms to transmit impulses from the organs to nerve centers. MOTOR NERVES A motor nerve is a nerve located in the central nervous system (CNS), usually the spinal cord, that sends motor signals from the CNS to the muscles of the body. AUTONOMIC Without any control TRIGEMINAL NERVE: The fifth (V) CRANIAL NERVE FACIAL NERVE IS: VII NERVE GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE IS: IX NERVE HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE IS: XII NERVE Healthy body temperature is: 37° C Heart rate below 60bpm is know as: BRADYCARDIA Hyperglycaemic TOO MUCH SUGAR IN THE BLOOD Unconscious casualty check the breathing for: 10 SECONDS GLYCERYL TRINITRATE ANGINA SEIZURE Electrical activity suddenly becomes disorganised AED AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR AED used for: VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION SIGNS means: something that the dentist/doctor can see SYMPTOM means: Only the patient can feel the symptoms like pain, nausea, dizzinness, etc. for this reason they are not signs, but symptoms. SIGNS OF CARDIAC ARREST: GREY PALLOR NO PULSE NO CHEST MOVEMENT Emergency drugs administered by intramuscular injection: ADRENALINE FIRST AID Actions in case of conscious casualty with angina attack Maintain the casualty upright What to do in the event of an epileptic fit: Remove any dangerous objects from the area First action in the event of a scald: Cool the affected part Emergency Drugs in the event of ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK: EPINEPHRINE A tonic clonic SEIZURE is: EPILEPSY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VASO-VAGAL SYNCOPE Light headed Nauseous Warm but skin may feel cool and sweaty Symptoms STROKE Numbness in the face, arm or leg Confusion Difficulty speaking Symptoms ANGINA ATTACK: Pain on Exertion ACTIONS for UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT: Clear airway and if breathing place in recovery position Stored EPI PENS in: Emergency drugs kit Medical emergency: Pain down in the left arm: MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION First sign of Respiratory arrest Turning blue Managed, Patient suffering shock: Keep Warm Predisposing FACTORS of Acute Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis are: Stress Heavy smoking It usually affects young aduls Gingival fibres attached to: Cementum Patient who is taking anticoagulant drugs, can affect the treatment: bleed heavily after an extraction Cranial Nerve which supplies sensation to the teeth and jaw is: Fifth (V) trigeminal nerve Inflammation of the tongue GLOSSITIS Condition, prevalent in elderly (old) patient Angular cheilitis ALGINATE: IRREVERSIBLE HYDROCOLLOID Vessel supplies blood to the head and neck: Carotid Artery For consent to be valid it must be: INFORMED SPECIFIC RELEVANT XEROSTOMIA DRY MOUTH Main function of the MASSETER MUSCLE Close the mandible Oral condition in patient with gastric reflux EROSION Most effective method of testing tooth vitality Electric pulp tester Functions of Temporal Muscle: Pulls the mandible backwards and closed Lies beneath dentine: Pulp Side effect of Xerostomia (dry mouth) Higher risk of dental caries Storage of drugs / records / keep for: 11 YEARS Photographs can used to show CARIES Patients / Complain / Private Treatment can report to: Dental complaints Service Patient / pregnant / affect the treatment Local anaesthetic you can see SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA on: FLOOR OF THE MOUTH APTHOUS ULCERS STRESS Diabetic person who feeling dizzy GLUCOSE What may indicate GINGIVITIS FALSE POCKET Consequence of Advanced (chronic) Periodontal Disease MOBILITY BPE BASIC PERIODONTAL EXAMINATION a CYST will show on the radiograph as a: Enlarged darkened area Position of the parotid salivary gland: