and drug interactions that can compromise routine dental treatment and even elicit medical emergencies. A hygienist should not only have the knowledge to treat a respiratory emergency but also how to prevent one. Respiratory diseases can be divided into upper and lower respiratory diseases‚ some requiring more precautions than others. It is important to know the general characteristics of both types and the problems they present to receiving dental treatment. This paper is indicated to discuss the
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Becoming a Dental Hygienist Ever wonder why your dentist doesn’t actually clean your teeth? It’s cause that’s the job of the dental hygienist. They are specialist at keeping your teeth and gums healthy and clean. My goal of becoming a dental hygienist will soon come to pass. All I need is dedication‚ motivation‚ ambition‚ and understanding. This latter element becomes very important when discussing this career field. The most basic elements that one must understand when considering becoming a dental hygienist
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types of anesthesia‚ how each works‚ and give a little background on anesthetics. There are four broad categories of anesthesia: general anesthesia‚ regional anesthesia‚ local anesthesia‚ and sedation. General anesthesia is issued for the reversible loss of consciousness and effects the brain cells. Regional anesthesia effects a large bundle of nerves on a particular area of the body‚ which results in losing sensation to that area without affecting your level of consciousness. Local anesthesia is similar
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Witherow 1 Nurse Registered nurses‚ or better known as RNs jobs are to provide medical care to their patients’ and maintain their records. Although their job may also includes other things such as present health information to large groups and perform emergency procedures if they work in the ER. Nurse’s work with their patients is divided into four duties. First they must assess the patient’s physical‚ mental‚ and emotional health. To do this they must collect information on the patient’s family
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In five or so years I hope to be settled into a job as a dental hygienist. Preferably a job in Rutherford county or surrounding areas. I became interested in the career field in high school after speaking to the hygienist at my dentist office. She was extremely supportive and truthful about what to expect out of this career path. I have also completed 40 hours of job shadowing that have also given me information on what to expect. While most of my activities in my youth consisted of mainly sports
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After surgery‚ patients in the general and spinal anesthesia group received opioids for postoperative pain and patients with epidurals received continuous infusions of hydromorphone and bupivacaine for 24 to 120 hours postoperatively (Ong‚ Arneja‚ & Ong‚ 2005). They found that patients who received epidural and spinal anesthesia had a significant decrease in pain in the first week after surgery compared to those who received general anesthesia. However‚ there was no difference in the use of opioid
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cost-effective healthcare service. In this paper‚ I described my personal experience as a dental hygienist‚ which was regarding my interaction with a patient who is socially and culturally diverse from me as well as the approach that I used in the cross-cultural communication. Few years back‚ a Muslim Asian woman‚ aged around 50 years old‚ came to the clinic where I worked at to get a consultation on her dental problems. Based on her personal records and interview data‚ it was known that she came from
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Anesthesia- a loss of feeling or sensation Surgical anesthesia- Specific stage of general anesthesia in which there was a sufficient degree of analgesia and muscle relaxation to be able to preform surgery Analgesia- absence of pain 2. List several uses for anesthesia‚ beside surgery (3pts) There are many uses for anesthesia beside surgery. Some other uses are for euthanasia‚ restraints‚ and some procedures. If an animal is out of control to the point where it is extremely hard to work on the
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Epidural Anesthesia Side Effects Epidural anesthesia is a mode of anesthesia that numbs the body below the level of the umbilicus. The primary goals of epidurals are to eliminate pain and sensation to the areas in question. Local anesthetics are injected into the epidural space‚ which is found with the help of bony landmarks on the lower back. These agents block impulses that are transmitted by the nerves before ever reaching the brain where they are usually processed. The onset of anesthesia is typically
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2012). Despite the use of a high VT during anesthesia may be associated with alveolar hyperdistension or rupture (Guldner et al. 2015)‚ an exact threshold value has not been established in healthy dogs. The use of VT of 12-15 mL kg-1 in healthy dogs have been described with no association with respiratory
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