Medical Emergencies · single question
A patient on dialysis Monday and Thursday — when is the BEST day for dental treatment?
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Correct answer: B. The day after dialysis (Tuesday or Friday)
Dental treatment should be performed the DAY AFTER dialysis (e.g., Tuesday after Monday dialysis). Reasons: patient has been dialyzed (waste products removed, fluid balanced), heparin from dialysis has worn off (heparin has short half-life ~4 hours), and the patient is in optimal physiologic state. Avoid dialysis day (patient fatigued, heparinized).
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