Sally Smith is in the office for an examination and told was she will need x-ray
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Sally Smith is in the office for an examination and told was she will need x-rays. Sally refuses, stating that she is concerned about exposure to radiation. What could you say to reassure her and convince her of the need for x-rays?
List and describe the 3 vital signs monitoring devices most likely used on a patient who is sedated. For full credit, describe what is being measured and how this vital sign is affected during sedation.
The dental assistant is taking vital signs on a 62-year old woman who has a severe toothache. Her temperature using the digital thermometer is a 101. Her blood pressure is 100/70. Her pulse is reading 75 beats per minute. Which vital signs taken by the dental assistant are not within the normal range? What is the likely cause of the abnormal reading? What characteristic of the digital thermometer should the assistant keep in mind when using it? How should the dental assistant respond to this information about the patient's vital signs?
The first patient on a Saturday afternoon is a mother of five children. Her medical history states that she is a diabetic patient on insulin therapy. She says that she has been driving her children to all of their sports functions all morning and didn't eat lunch. The patient states she has taken her insulin on time. Suddenly, she appears agitated. She is also sweating profusely. What is happening to the patient, and what needs to be do be done?
Explanation / Answer
ANSWER - 1 WE CAN SAY FOLLOWING TO CONVINCE HER FOR THE X RAY-
X RAYS ARE SAFE AS YOU WILL BE COVERED WITH A LEAD APRON WHCIH WILL PREVENT ANY UNECEESARY RADIATION EXPOSURE TO THE BODY , THAT XRAY ARE IMPORTANT FOR DIAGNOSING THE DISEASE.
ANSWER - 2 THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT VITAL SIGNS THAT ARE MONITORED ARE
HEART RATE
BREATING RATE
BLOOD PRESSURE
DEVICES USED DURIN ANESTHESIA
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR
PULSE OX MONITOR
EKG MONITOR
BRAIN ACTIVITY MONITOR
ANSWER - 3 THE VITAL SIGNS THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE NORMAL RANGE ARE
TEMPREATURE - 101
ANSWER 4 THE CAUSE OF THIS ABNORMAL READING CAN BE DUE TO -
TEMPREATURE - A HGH TEMPREATURE COULD MEAN THERE IS AN INFECTION IN THE BODY
ANSWER - 5 THE THING THAT SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND USING THE DIGITAL THERMOMETR IS- THE TERMOMETER SHOULD BE COVERED WITH SHEATH ALSO KEEP IN MIND DIGITAL THERMOMETER TAPES ARE INACCURATE WHEN KEPT NEAR HEAT SOURCE.
ANSWER - 6
BLOOD PRESSURE - ITS A SILENT KILLER IF LEFT UNCHECKED IT CAN DAMAGE THE BRAIN EYE AND KIDNEYS , LOW BLOOD PRESSURE CAN CAUSE IN DIZZINESS , FAINTING
TEMPREATURE - A HIGH TEMPREATURE IS A SIGN OF INFECTION IN THE BODY .
PULSE - IT CAN ACT AS INDICATOR FOR THE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION , TACHYCARDIA , BRADYCARDIA .
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