NEB Dental Standard 4 MCQs

Atrial fibrillation is a supraventricular arrhythmia with disorganised atrial activity and an irregularly irregular pulse.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disorder with variable and usually reversible airflow obstruction.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is persistent airflow limitation commonly related to smoking or noxious exposure.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is hyperglycaemia with ketonaemia and metabolic acidosis due to severe insulin deficiency.

Hypothyroidism is a state of deficient thyroid hormone action that may cause fatigue, weight gain and bradycardia.

Cirrhosis is diffuse hepatic fibrosis with regenerative nodules and altered liver architecture.

Acute pancreatitis is acute pancreatic inflammation commonly presenting with severe epigastric pain and elevated pancreatic enzymes.

Temporomandibular disorder is a group of conditions affecting the jaw joint, masticatory muscles and related structures.

Leukoplakia is a predominantly white oral plaque that cannot be characterised as another definable lesion after evaluation.

Erythroplakia is a red oral patch with a high risk of severe dysplasia or malignancy after exclusion of other causes.

Acute coronary syndrome is a clinical spectrum caused by acute myocardial ischaemia, including unstable angina and myocardial infarction.

Heart failure is a syndrome in which the heart cannot meet metabolic demands or does so only at elevated filling pressures.