Which of the following is not a characteristic of a depressive disorder?

Caselet Three Mr. Landis, a 35-year-old white male, presents for dental care.  He has Von Willebrand disease and is HIV positive.  The patient is concerned with his bleeding gingival tissue and increased tooth mobility of his mandibular anterior teeth.  The patient presents with ecchymosis on his right forearm and reports his blood test results performed the previous day revealed a platelet count of 110,000/mm3.  His last dental appointment was over a year ago.  Mr. Landis’ vital signs were within normal limits. Question 5 of 6 After periodontal debridement, the patient indicates that his mouth is sore and he is in pain.  The best pain medication to prescribe for this patient is:

Which autoimmune disease results in damage to the villi of the small intestine with exposure to dietary gluten?

Caselet Two Mr. Matton presents as a new patient wanting to have his teeth cleaned.  He takes captopril (Capoten) every morning and has allergies to bananas, kiwis, and tomatoes.  You record his blood pressure at 155/92 mmHg, pulse at 74 beats per minute, and respirations at 16 per minute.  He has not received any dental treatment for 5 years.  He also says that he is having constant pain in tooth #30.  Mr. Matton’s intraoral exam reveals generalized marginal inflammation, moderate biofilm accumulation, and subgingival calculus.  Probing depths are 4 to 6 mm on the posterior teeth with bleeding upon probing.  Radiographs show carious lesions on the mesial of #14; mesial, occlusal, and distal surfaces of #30; and mesial surface of #19.  There is also a periapical pathology on tooth #30.  There is horizontal bone loss in the posterior regions and Class II furcations on #3, #14, and #19. Question 3 of 4 To determine a care plan that is best for this patient, which of the following should be completed first?

Caselet One  Mr. Patton presents in your office for a tooth extraction.  His dental chart indicates that he has asthma.  He uses an albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler four times per day to treat the asthma.  Mr. Patton reports that his cardiologist has recently prescribed captopril (Capoten) because his blood pressure has been high.  The dentist plans on using a local anesthetic containing epinephrine.  Question 1 of 5 Mr. Patton’s asthma is considered intrinsic (nonallergic) and therefore possibly triggered by which following condition?

A 60-year-old male patient complains of crushing chest pain, shortness of breath, and profuse sweating.  His symptoms are only slightly improved by resting.  The patient has a history of angina pectoris and has his nitroglycerin tablets with him.  Which of the following is the usual protocol for taking his nitroglycerin medication?

A patient’s blood pressure reading of 133/75 mmHg would be classified as:

Desquamative gingivitis, erosive mucosal lesions, and oral discoid lesions are frequently oral lesions associated with which autoimmune disease?

Caselet One  Mr. Patton presents in your office for a tooth extraction.  His dental chart indicates that he has asthma.  He uses an albuterol (Ventolin) inhaler four times per day to treat the asthma.  Mr. Patton reports that his cardiologist has recently prescribed captopril (Capoten) because his blood pressure has been high.  The dentist plans on using a local anesthetic containing epinephrine.  Question 2 of 5 Mr. Patton’s albuterol inhaler treats his asthma symptoms as a(n):

The following are common types of heart defects, except: