Self-assessment questions and learning guides

CHAPTER 22

• How would you investigate a patient presenting with a sore uniformly-depapillated tongue?

• How would you differentiate the various causes of anaemia using special investigations?

• Which malignant neoplasms may present as gingival swellings or gingival enlargement?

• How might a dentist notice the first signs of lymphoma or leukaemia?

• What are the oral complications of chemotherapy for lymphoma and leukaemia?

CHAPTER 23

• How would you manage a patient presenting with post-extraction haemorrhage?

• How may post-extraction haemorrhage be prevented?

• What systemic complications of HIV infections may impact on the provision of routine dental care?

• Which oral lesions might raise suspicion of immunodeficiency?

• How do the presentations of gingivitis and periodontitis in patients with immunodeficiency differ from those in normal patients?

• How would you investigate and manage a patient with an enlarged upper lip?

• Discuss non-infectious occupational risks of the practice of dentistry. How may they be prevented?

• Which features of an enlarged cervical lymph node would suggest malignancy?

• Which features of an enlarged cervical lymph node would suggest a reactive cause?

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Jan 9, 2015 | Posted by mrzezo in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | Comments Off