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A patient is on dialysis on Monday and Thursday. What is the BEST day to schedule dental treatment?
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Correct answer: B. Wednesday (day after dialysis)
✓ B) Wednesday (the day AFTER a dialysis session) is correct.
Dental treatment should be scheduled the DAY AFTER dialysis because: (1) heparin used during dialysis causes temporary anticoagulation — risk of excessive bleeding same day; (2) the patient is in their best physiologic state the day after dialysis (uremic toxins have been removed, fluid balance optimized); (3) next dialysis is not until the following day, giving recovery time. Avoid the day before dialysis (uremic state) and same day as dialysis (heparin effect). With Mon/Thu dialysis schedule → best days: Tue, Fri, or Wed.
Dental treatment should be scheduled the DAY AFTER dialysis because: (1) heparin used during dialysis causes temporary anticoagulation — risk of excessive bleeding same day; (2) the patient is in their best physiologic state the day after dialysis (uremic toxins have been removed, fluid balance optimized); (3) next dialysis is not until the following day, giving recovery time. Avoid the day before dialysis (uremic state) and same day as dialysis (heparin effect). With Mon/Thu dialysis schedule → best days: Tue, Fri, or Wed.
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