Medically compromised patients: renal, hepatic, pregnancy
General Medicine and General Surgery (for BDS) · Dental (BDS)
Fetal development
Interactive 3DTravel week by week from fertilized egg to fetus.
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Study notes
A pregnant patient needs urgent extraction in the third trimester. How is it done safely? Left-lateral positioning (avoiding vena-cava compression), lidocaine (safe local anaesthetic), paracetamol (safe analgesic), avoiding tetracyclines/NSAIDs late - urgent care proceeds with drug discipline. Students learn the pregnancy rule: never withhold needed treatment (infection harms the fetus more), but every drug is weighed - the safest prescription is the smallest effective one.
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