HESI Dental Hygiene Mock Exam Test Bank
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1. With amelogenesis imperfecta, the enamel may have:
Answer:
- Abnormally small teeth
- Yellow or brown discoloration
- Pitting
- Sensitivity
- Open bite
- Prone to breaking
2. What is the normal Prothrombin time (PT)?:
Answer:
11-16 seconds
3. Which of the following is NOT a function of a mirror?
A.) Soft tissue retraction
B.) Indirect vision
C.) Direct illumination
D.) Transillumination: C.) Direct illumination
4. Blood pressure of 142/92 mmHg is categorized as:
Answer:
Hypertension stage 2
5. Normal blood pressure:
Answer:
should be under 120/80 mmHg
6. Pre-hypertension:
Answer:
120-129 systolic and less than 80 mmHg
7. Hypertension stage 1:
,Answer:
130-139 or 80-89 diastolic mmHg
8. Hypertension stage 2:
Answer:
140+ systolic or 90+ diastolic
9. Which symptom is related to Alzheimer's disease?
A.) Inability to recall recent events
B.) Resting tremors
C.) Unilateral weakness
D.) Bradykinesia:
Answer:
A.) Inability to recall recent events
10. Which anatomic feature of the maxillary molar is used to assess the
occlusion in Angle's classification?:
Answer:
Mesiobuccal cusp
11. What is the side effect of the drug cyclosporine (Sandimmune)?:
Answer:
Gingival hyperplasia
12. Which vitamin is important for night vision?:
Answer:
Vitamin A
13. Which on of the following is NOT true regarding instrument sharpening
techniques?
A.) The angle between the instrument face and the stone should be at 110
degrees.
B.) The original shape of the instrument should be preserved
C.) The internal angle of the cutting blade of a curette should be maintained
,at 70 degrees.
D.) Sharpen from toe to heel of the working end:
Answer:
D.) Sharpen from toe to heel of the working end
14. Which part of an atom is NOT responsible for its mass?
A.) Electrons
B.) Protons
C.) Neutrons
D.) Nucleus:
Answer:
A.) Electrons
15. Which antihypertensive agent is associated with gingival enlargement?-:
Answer:
Nifedipine
16. ends with suffix - pine
Ex: Nifedipine:
Answer:
calcium channel blocker
17. ends with olol
Ex: Atenolol:
Answer:
beta blocker
18. ends with - pril
Ex: Enalpril:
Answer:
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
19. What is myxedema?:
Answer:
, Hypothyroidism in adults
20. According to the American Heart Association guideline, which of
thefollowing heart conditions does NOT require premedication?
A.) Incompletely repaired cyanotic congenital heart disease
B.) History of infective endocarditis
C.) Rheumatic heart disease
D.) Artificial heart valve:
Answer:
C.) Rheumatic heart disease
21. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding
furcations?A.) They can be detected on anterior teeth
B.) They can be detected on the posterior teeth
C.) They can be visible when recession is present
D.) They can present a challenge to the clinician during instrumentation:
Answer:
A.) They can be detected on anterior teeth
22. What description is related to the patient who had a spinal injury at C2
andC3 level?:
Answer:
Patient has limited head and neck movement and patient may depend on a
ventilator for respiration
23. Injury at the C5 level:
Answer:
Will allow the patient to have shoulder control and perform daily tasks of eating.
24. Injury at the C7 level:
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