Lets help Linh!!!

What do people know about the following drugs and their dental implications?

1. Warfarin
2. Karvea
3. Amiodarone

Lets see what everyone knows!

Lets help Brandon!

Ok... here is a weblink to explain Frusemide
Once you have read this lets talk about
1. Its mode of action
2. When is it prescribed and
3. Why do they give this to peole with heart disease?

Ok.... next on the list is Lipitor!
Find out the same information as points 3 above and try and work out why these medications are used together.

2012 Exam period preparation

Lets get the ball rolling ......

Consider the following case:

Anna is a married 58 year old who migrated to Australia 10 years ago. She has 3 adult sons who all still live at home and spends most of her time cooking and looking after the four men in her family. Anna was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes five years ago after feeling lethargic and run down for quite some time. She is well controlled at this present moment. The dentist has referred her to you for a periodontal assessment. She is currently on Metformin, Norvasc and also takes Crestor. She is moderately overweight and finds it difficult to find the time needed to look after her health properly.

 Brainstorm the following questions: 

1. What is Type II Diabetes?

2.  What are the causes or predisposing conditions of Type 2 diabetes?

3.  Identify is the mode of action of each of Anna's medications. 

4. Why do you think she is on this combination of medications?

5. Are there any dental side effects of these medications?  

Have a go at these OSCA style questions. 

Embryology

Yes any abnormalities that occur in the cap stage (eg dens in dente) will then remain as part of the tooth in the ensuing stages.If differentation of cells of enamel organ does not happen in bell stage, apposition of enamel, dentine etc will be affected.

Immunology

Finally got on the blog! have posted this on FB as well.

I wanted to post some questions i have from the Marieb Workbook for people to try:
Immunology:
1. The three major elements of te bodys innate defense system are:
The ___, consisting of the skin and ______; defensive cells, such as _____ and phagocytes; and a whole deluge of _______
2. Indicate the sites of activity of the secretions of the surface membranes:
Lyzosome is found in the body secretions called ____ and ____. Fluids with an acid PH are found in the ____ and ____. Sebum is a product of ____ glands and acts at the surface of the________.
3. What are the three important characteristics of the adaptive immune response?
4. Define Immunocompetence:
5. What signifies that a lymphocyte has become immunocompetent?
6. As an infant receives her first does of oral polio vacine, the nurse explains to her parents that the vacine is a preparation of weakened virus. What time of immunity will the infant develop?
7. How does chewing sugar free gum decrease the likelyhood of caries?
Mutliple Choice:
Which of the following are cardinal signs of inflamation:
a - phagocytosis
b- leukocytosis
c- edema
d- pain
Chemical mediators of inflamation include:
a- pyrogens
b- histamine
c- prostaglandins
d- Lymphokines
Which term describes the WBCs ability of squeeze through capillary endothelium into tissue spaces?
a- diapedesis
b- margination
c- degranulation
d - positive chemotaxis.

If you want the other sections i'll put them up x

Practice exam! 2005

Hi, just a quick question I tried to attemp part B) of one of the questions from the immunology section! Following on from the cardinal signs of inflammation (which was fine) I know that histamine, complementm kinins and prostaglandins are all chemical mediators.. I've researched the ones I dont know well at all.. But still having trouble putting it in context/answer.. has anyone else done this question and could help me out?

Embryology

Are the 4 cell types of enamel organ (IEE, OEE, SR and SI) first present in Bell stage and if so does that mean that in Cap stage they are all just classed as enamel organ as they are still differentiating?