Medical Emergencies · single question
A patient is on hemodialysis (Monday and Thursday). When is the BEST day for dental treatment?
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Correct answer: B. Day after dialysis (Tuesday or Friday)
Dental treatment is BEST on the day AFTER dialysis. Post-dialysis: waste products cleared, fluid balanced, heparin has cleared (half-life ~4 hours). Avoid dialysis day: patient fatigued, heparinized (bleeding risk). Avoid day before: uremic metabolites peak, BP unstable. Day after = metabolically optimal, safest day for dental procedures.
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