Study Notes

Ketorolac Mechanism of action primary action responsible for its anti-inflammatory/antipyretic/analgesic effects is inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis through inhibition of the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX). Ketorolac is not a selective inhibitor of COX enzymes Indications: short-term management of pain Contraindications hypersensitivity to ketorolac, and against patients with the complete or partial syndrome of nasal polyps, angioedema, bronchospas…

SURFACES OF THE TEETH Facial, Mesial, Distal, Lingual, and Incisal Surfaces The facial is the surface of a tooth that "faces" toward the lips or cheeks. When there is a requirement to be more specific, terms like labial and buccal are used. The labial is the surface of an anterior tooth that faces toward the lips. The buccal is the surface of a posterior tooth that faces toward the cheek. The mesial is the proximal surface closest to the midlin…

EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemiology is the study of the Distribution and determinants of disease frequency in Humans. Epidemiology— study of health and disease in human populations and how these states are influenced by the environment and ways of living; concerned with factors and conditions that determine the occurrence and distribution of health. disease, defects. disability and deaths among individuals Epidemiology, in conjunction with the statistical and r…

Measles (rubeola)  -incubation period 7 to 14 days  -begins with fever (up to 40 degrees C), cough, conjunctivitis (photophobia is first sign), and coryza (excessive mucous production)Æfollowed by Koplik's spots (red with white center) in the mouth, posterior cervical Lymphadenopathy, and a generalized, blanching, maculopapular, brownish-pink rash (viral induced vasculitis) beginning at the hairline and extending down over the body which gr…