Clinical Dental Hygiene

Question 1

What is the normal pulse range for an adult?

Answer 1

60-100 bpm (beats per minute)

Question 2

What is the normal pulse range at birth?

Answer 2

130bpm

Question 3

What is the normal pulse range for a child in their 2nd year?

Answer 3

105bpm

Question 4

What is the normal pulse range for a child in their 4th year?

Answer 4

90bpm

Question 5

What is the normal pulse range for a child in their 10th year?

Answer 5

70bpm

Question 6

When is tachycardia established?

Answer 6

When the patient has a pulse that is over 100 bpm.

Question 7

When is bradycardia established?

Answer 7

When the patient has a pulse that is below 50bpm.

Question 8

What is an arrhythmia?

Answer 8

An irregular pulse.

Question 9

What is the normal respiration range for an adult?

Answer 9

14 to 20 breaths per min

Question 10

What is the normal range of respiration for a 1 year old?

Answer 10

30 per minute

Question 11

What is the normal range of respiration for a 2 year old?

Answer 11

25 per minute

Question 12

What is the normal range of respiration for a 8 year old?

Answer 12

20 per minute

Question 13

What is the normal range of respiration for a 15 year old?

Answer 13

18 per minute

Question 14

What is tachypnea?

Answer 14

Too many breaths per minute

Question 15

What is bradypnea?

Answer 15

Not enough breaths per minute

Question 16

What is the normal range of bp?

Answer 16

Systolic (less than 120)

Diastolic (less than 80)

Question 17

What is the prehypertension ranges in bp?

Answer 17

Systolic (102-139)

Diastolic (80-89)

Question 18

What is the range for stage 1 high blood pressure?

Answer 18

Systolic (140-159)

Diastolic (90-99)

Question 19

What is the range for stage 2 high blood pressure?

Answer 19

Systolic (160 or higher)

Diastolic (100 or higher)

Question 20

What type of patients typically present with a temperature?

Answer 20

Patients who have an abscess or communicable disease.

Question 21

What is a normal temperature?

Answer 21

98. 6 F (orally)

35. 5-37.5 C

Question 22

What is the temperature range for pyrexia?

Answer 22

99.6-105.8F

Question 23

What is the temperature range for hyperthermia?

Answer 23

Over 105.8 F

Question 24

What is the temperature range for hypothermia?

Answer 24

Under 95 F

Question 25

What is the ASA classification for a healthy, pregnant patient?

Answer 25

ASA 2, treatment considerations must be made.

Question 26

What ASA status patients will we not see?

Answer 26

ASA IV: Life-threatening, incapacitating disease | ASA V: Death expected within 24hrs

Question 27

What does and ASA I classification indicate about the patient?

Answer 27

Normally Healthy

Question 28

What does an ASA II classification indicate about the patient?

Answer 28

Mild systemic disease or Disease controlled such as hypertension or diabetes with no systemic conditions.

Question 29

What palpation method should be used for palpation of the salivary glands on the floor of the mouth?

Answer 29

Bimanual

Question 30

What palpation method should be used for examination of maxillary torus?

Answer 30

Digital

Question 31

What palpation method should be used for examination of occipital lymph nodes for symmetry?

Answer 31

Bilateral

Question 32

What palpation method should be used for palpation of the lower lip?

Answer 32

Bidigital

Question 33

What is digital palpation?

Answer 33

Use of a single finger.

Question 34

What is bidigital palpation?

Answer 34

Finger and thumb of the same hand.

Question 35

What is bimanual palpation?

Answer 35

Finger or fingers and/or thumb from each hand.

Question 36

What is bilateral palpation?

Answer 36

Both hands at same time to examine corresponding structures on each side of body at the same time.

Question 37

What is a grayish swelling along the line of occlusion?

Answer 37

Linea alba

Question 38

What is the proper term for developmental sebaceous glands?

Answer 38

Fordyce granuals

Question 39

What is a map like appearance on the tongue?

Answer 39

Benign migratory glossitis "geographic tongue"

Question 40

What is a dark complexioned individuals most commonly affected by?

Answer 40

Melanin pigmentation

Question 41

How do you properly describe abnormalities?

Answer 41

Physical characteristics Color Nodule

Question 42

What is erythematous?

Answer 42

Red or inflamed

Question 43

What is leukoplakia?

Answer 43

White lesion; does not rub off (this doesn't mean it is cancer)