Diagnostic Skills Exam OSCE (DSE OSCE)/170 Questions and Answers – 2026 (31pages)

Pre-Med required for? - Correct Answer -- Prosthetic heart valves, or prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair. - Hx of infective endocarditis - cyonotic heart disease - valve regurgitation w. heart thingys (even if has transplant or was repaired already) [According to limited data, infective endocarditis appears to be more common in heart transplant recipients than in the general population; the risk of infective endocarditis is highest in the first 6 months after transplant because of endothelial disruption, high-intensity immunosuppressive therapy, frequent central venous catheter access, and frequent endomyocardial biopsies] 5 month old preggers with rheumatic fever and heart murmer: pre med? a. yes b. no (remembered) - Correct Answer -b Pregnant person afraid of needles - stress management by putting patient in what position when in your chair (BEFORE they even get to the point of passing out)? (remembered) - Correct Answer -place her in trundelburg position. - supine hypotension in 3rd trimester usually occurs (bc compression Inf vena cava) => must prevent this in dental chair bc it can cause patient to pass out. - Best preventative treatment for supine hypotension is to turn the patient, prefera-bly to the left side, to displace the uterus away from the inferior vena cava. The patient can also be placed in a sitting position with the knees flexed. 6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be treated? (remembered) - Correct Answer -conservative debridement is what other person answered.