Anemia can manifest as all EXCEPT:

 # Anemia can manifest as all EXCEPT:

B. Vertigo

A. Headache

C. Delirium

D. Tinnitus

The correct answer is C. Delirium.

Headache and dizziness(vertigo) are common symptoms of anemia.

Tinnitus is the perception of sounds that occurs in the absence of external acoustic stimulus. The pathomechanism of tinnitus is thought to be complicated and therefore remains debatable. Among several risk factors, such as increased age, female gender, and hearing loss, anemia is especially related to pulsatile tinnitus due to an altered hemodynamic status although the prevalence of pulsatile tinnitus in anemia patients has not been reported in previous studies. Anemia results in decreased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, which carries an associated risk of insufficient oxygen delivery and cellular hypoxia. The compensatory increased flow state and turbulence are perceived as tinnitus in the ear, and the recognition of a hyperdynamic circulatory state as the cause of the tinnitus avoids unnecessary diagnostic tests and is essential in determining appropriate treatment.

Ref: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anl.2018.04.001

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Initial control of hemorrhage after tooth extraction is achieved by:

 # Initial control of hemorrhage after tooth extraction is achieved by:

A. Placing figure of eight suture around the socket

B. Placing a moisture gauze over the extraction socket

C. Application of hydrogen peroxide pack

D. Prescribe antihemorrhagic drugs

The correct answer is B. Placing a moistened gauze over the extraction socket.

Initial control of hemorrhage is achieved by use of a moistened 2 × 2 inch gauze placed over the extraction socket. The gauze should be positioned such that when the patient closes his or her teeth together, it fits into the space previously occupied by the crown of the tooth. Biting of teeth together places pressure on the gauze, and the pressure is then transmitted to the socket. This pressure results in hemostasis. If the gauze is simply placed on the occlusal table, the pressure applied to the bleeding socket is insufficient to achieve adequate hemostasis. A larger gauze sponge (4 × 4 inches) may be required if multiple teeth have been extracted or if the opposing arch is edentulous.

Reference: CONTEMPORARY ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, Sixth Edition, Page NO 118

Dumble-bell shaped swelling is characteristic of which type of odontogenic space infection:

# ‘Dumble-bell’ shaped swelling is characteristic of which type of odontogenic space infection?

A. Submandibular space infection

B. Buccal space infection

C. Submasseteric space infection

D. Temporal space infection

The correct answer is D.Temporal Space Infection.

"Dumb-bell" shaped swelling is seen in deep temporal space infection because of zygomatic arch, swelling is seen superior and inferior to zygomatic arch resulting in Dumb-bell shaped swelling.

Presence of portwine stains, gingival overgrowth and convulsive disorders

 # Which of the following is characterized by the presence of portwine stains, gingival overgrowth and convulsive disorders?

A. Sturge Weber syndrome

B. Witkop syndrome

C. Hunter syndrome

D. Fanconi syndrome

The correct answer is A. Sturge Weber Syndrome.

Encephalotrigeminal Hemangiomatosis

(Sturge-Weber syndrome)

The facial cutaneous capillary venous angiomas (or port-wine nevi) are usually the first component

of the syndrome to be observed, at birth, and are confined almost exclusively to the skin area supplied by the trigeminal nerve. Neurologic manifestations are among the most characteristic features of the disease and consist of convulsive disorders and spastic hemiplegia with or without mental retardation. Occasionally, angiomatous lesions also involve the gingiva and buccal mucosa.

Reference: Shafer’s Textbook of ORAL PATHOLOGY, 7th Edition, Page No: 149

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