Answer the following questions (Case GK) utilizing the follo…
Answer the following questions (Case GK) utilizing the following information:Case GK: Gracie Kuret, RDH reports to work even though she has a bad cough, a congested nose, and is running a fever of 101.8º. She sets up the room for her first patient, properly disinfecting her room and putting on proper barrier protection. She frequently stops to cough and blow her nose. When her patient comes, she rinses her hands with water and puts on a clean face shield. She seats her patient and reviews the medical history and takes the patient’s vital signs. The patient is in good health with no significant findings (NSF). The patient last had a prophylaxis 12 months ago and has no restorations or sealants. During the health history review, Gracie coughs several times but turns away from her patient. After completing the history review and consent forms, Gracie removes her face shield, puts on safety glasses, an N95 mask, dons a pair of exam gloves, and replaces her face shield.Case GK: Gracie’s first break in the chain of asepsis was when she:
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Case GK: Gracie Kuret, RDH reports to work even though she has a bad cough, a congested nose, and is running a fever of 101.8º. She sets up the room for her first patient, properly disinfecting her room and putting on proper barrier protection. She frequently stops to cough and blow her nose. When her patient comes, she rinses her hands with water and puts on a clean face shield. She seats her patient and reviews the medical history and takes the patient’s vital signs. The patient is in good health with no significant findings (NSF). The patient last had a prophylaxis 12 months ago and has no restorations or sealants. During the health history review, Gracie coughs several times but turns away from her patient. After completing the history review and consent forms, Gracie removes her face shield, puts on safety glasses, an N95 mask, dons a pair of exam gloves, and replaces her face shield.Case GK: Gracie’s patient has likely experienced:
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Case GV: Ginger Vitis, RDH’s patient is a 58 year old African-American male in for his three-month periodontal maintenance recall appointment. He has high blood pressure that is controlled with Toprol-XL ® (metoprolol) and recently had a cardiac pacemaker placed. Ginger notices a couple of lesions on the left buccal mucosa where the patient recalls he bit his cheek. Ginger notes several amalgam restorations, and a 3 unit bridge on the UL. The patient has generalized recession and pockets ranging from 2 to 6 mm. He has a couple of areas of graininess and one small spicule of subgingival calculus in the upper anterior with a thin band of calculus visible supragingivally in the lower anterior lingual area. His oral hygiene is fair, with a thin line of biofilm accumulated along the gingival margin of most all posterior teeth and a little heavier on some anterior teeth. He is very agitated because he was on time for his appointment but was not seated until 15 minutes after he arrived. Case GV: Of the following information obtained on this patient, which is objective (and not subjective) data?
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