Test Your Medical Knowledge

Medical Knowledge Assessment: Dentistry, Medicine, and Epidemiology

• Insulin reduces blood sugar levels through increased glucose uptake in peripheral tissues, decreased glucose production, and decreased glucose absorption from the gut.
• Epinephrine is the single most important agent for emergency management of anaphylactic shock.
• By 13 months of age, primary canines and second molars are expected to be present in a child's oral cavity.
• Pancytopenia is characteristic of aplastic anemia.
• When performing surgery on a patient taking prednisone and oral alendronate, it is necessary to supplement the patient with 25mg of Hydrocortisone preoperatively on the day of the surgery.
• In an epidemiology study on the efficiency of iron supplementation for prevention of HIV infection, high specificity is important to ensure that only subjects who are free of HIV infection are enrolled.
• The metal-ceramic bond in porcelain fused to metal restorations is formed between the metal coping and the opaque layer of porcelain.
• Oral physiologic pigmentation forms due to increased activity of melanocytes.
• INR must be obtained prior to surgical procedures for patients taking warfarin, as well as for patients undergoing dialysis who are taking heparin, and patients with angina taking Clopidogrel.
• Neostigmine is not an irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor.
• The recommended daily dose of fluoride supplement for a four-year-old patient taking tap water containing 0.3ppm fluoride is 0.25 mg/day.
• Sample bias can significantly impact the results of a survey conducted to determine if participants have taken a day off to see a dentist in the year 2020.