TEST BANK For Applied Pharmacology for the D
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ental Hygienist 9th Edition
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by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26
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, Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription
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Writing
Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Knowledgevofvpharmacologyvaidsvthevdentalvprofessionalvin
a. obtainingvavpatient’svhealthvhistory.
b. administeringvdrugsvinvthevoffice.
c. handlingvemergencyvsituations.
d. selectionvofvavnonprescriptionvmedication.
e. Allvofvthevabove.
ANSWER:v E
Allvofvthevchoicesvarevtrue.vBecausevmanyvofvourvpatientsvarevbeingvtreatedvwithvdrugs,vknowledgevofvph
armacologyvhelpsvinvunderstandingvandvinterpretingvpatients’vresponsesvtovhealthvhistoryvquestions.vKno
wledgevofvthevtherapeuticvandvadverseveffectsvofvmedicationsvobviouslyvhelpsvinvtheirvpropervadministra
tionvinvthevoffice.vEmergencyvsituationsvmayvbevcausedvbyvdrugsvorvtreatedvbyvdrugs;vthus,vknowledgevo
fvpharmacologyvisvofvgreatvhelp,vespeciallyvbecausevavrapidvresponsevisvsometimesvrequired.vAvclearvund
erstandingvofvthevconceptsvofvdrugvaction,vdrugvhandlingvbyvthevbody,vandvdrugvinteractionsvwillvallowvt
hevdentalvpractitionervtovmakevpropervjudgmentsvandvgraspvthevconceptsvrelevantvtovnewvdrugvtherapiesv
onvthevmarket.
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvisvtruevregardingvplanningvappointments?
a. Whethervorvnotvpatientsvarevtakingvmedicationvforvsystemicvdiseasesvisvofvlittle
consequencevinvthevdentalvoffice.
b. Asthmaticvpatientsvshouldvhavevdentalvappointmentsvinvthevmorning.
c. Diabeticvpatientsvusuallyvhavevfewervproblemsvwithvavmorningvappointment
comparedvwithvafternoonvappointments.
d. BothvBvandvCvarevtrue.
ANSWER:v D
Asthmaticvpatientsvwhovexperiencevdentalvanxietyvshouldvschedulevtheirvappointmentsvwhenvtheyvarevn
otvrushedvorvundervpressurevearlyvinvthevmorning.vDiabeticvpatientsvusuallyvhavevrelativelyvfewervprobl
emsvwithvavmorningvappointment.vPatientsvtakingvmedicationvforvsystemicvdiseasesvmayvrequirevspecia
lvhandlingvinvthevdentalvoffice.
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