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dental emergencies
excessive bleeding
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Dentistry
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02/17/2014

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Term
what drugs or type of patient may cause excessive bleeding after ext.?
Definition

DRUGS:

  • anticoagulants- aspirin, warfarin, coumadin, heparin
  • vitamin E
  • valporc acid

  • NSAIDS

PATIENTS:

  • hemophilacs
  • anitcoagulant patients
Term
what is a hemtoma? and how is it caused?
Definition

collection of blood trapped beneath the skin.

caused by trauma and may occur after injection

Term
oozing after an extraction should not last longer than...
Definition
2 hours
Term
instructions after ext. for medically uncompromised patient.
Definition
  • no exercise 12-24 hours
  • head elevated
  • gauze over ext. site
  • moisten tea bag and wrap in guaze over ext. site
  • apply gentle pressure by biting on wrapped tea bag
  • slight ozzing ok, steady flow is not.
Term
concerns after ext.
Definition
  • ozzing after 12 hours
  • fever
  • hypotension
  • if office cannot be reached go to ER
Term
approaches for the Hemophiliac patient
Definition
  • IV one hour prior to surgery
  • local anestheisa may provide some hemostasis
  • biological glue
  • gelatin packing
  • absorable sutures
  • compression
Term

anticoagulants are used to manage:

 

Definition

MI, stroke, coronary arterial bypass graft surgery, deep vein thrombosis, a. fib., embolism

 

bleeding amount varies- drug dose, host response

Term

INR stands for what?

and measures what?

Definition
international normalized ratio- measures blood anticoagulant and monitoring allows for drug dosage modification
Term

INR for:

  • normal range healthy person
  • warfin theraphy
  • high chance of bleeding

 

Definition

normal healthy person: .9-1.3

warafin: 2.0-3.0

high chance of bleeding: 5.0

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