3.12.16

Saudi License Exam for General Dentist-Updated

Today I am sharing important q bank for General Dentist Exam for SCHS- Saudi Licensing Exam

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We present here 'A Comprehensive Review for Saudi Licence Exam for General Dentist'

Saudi Licensing Exam (SLE) for Dentist is a ‘Saudi Commission for Health Specialties’ (SCHS) exam forDental speciality.

This licensing exam is necessary for all dentists who want to practice dentistry as a general practitioner inSaudi Arabia. The exams are different for different specialities and for general practice.

It can either be taken inside Saudi Arabia (where you need an eligibility number from the SaudiCommission for Health Specialties, which is a hassle) or in several countries of the world (where noeligibility requirement applies, which is great).

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This exam counts when you apply for jobs in Saudi Arabia. An organization calledPrometricarranges thisexam inside as well as outside of Saudi Arabia.

Passing this exam is one of the requirements for license to work in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, Iyou pass the test, you did not get practice license, it just means that you have reached the standard asrequired by the SCFHS to practice in your chosen speciality

Result of examination is valid for three years.

You have to answer 70 MCQs and the time is 2 hours

Passing Score is 60 %

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19.11.16

Jobs for dental nurse at CANADIAN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL

Jobs for dental nurse at CANADIAN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL

Completion of a formal program of professional nursing education and current licensure as a professional registered nurse.

Experience
Two years clinical nursing experience following licensure/registration in the country of origin with DHA license to practice Dubai, U.A.E.

No of Positions
1

Closing Date
31 December 2016
These responsibilities include placement and removal of the rubber dam, placement of temporary dressings, taking alginate impressions for study models, removal of surgical sutures, and removal of excess cement following crown and/or bridge cementation.

The clinical functions performed include;

preparing and dismissing patients;

point of use cleaning of instrumentation and disinfecting equipment;

providing post-operative instructions prescribed by the dentist;

maintaining supply order;

maintaining applicable records, and others as requested by the dentist.

Participates with the dentist in the examination and treatment of patients by retracting cheeks and tissues and by irrigating and aspirating mouth fluids without harm or discomfort to the patient.

Anticipates the dentist’s needs and practices four-handed dentistry to provide efficient operative procedures for the patient or as assigned to a dental surgical operating team.

Performs expanded duty procedures under the supervision of the dentist as required.

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Family Medicine Consultant jobs in Riyadh & Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Family Medicine Consultant jobs in Riyadh & Qassim, Saudi Arabia

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17.11.16

MRCP PACES COURSE Preparation

PACES COURSE preparation

2.7.16

Download MRCP Past test part 1 2016

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GTOs: innervated by 1b - cause contracting muscle to RELAX
7) In SSSpontaneous pneumothorax: trachea shifts to ipSSSilateral side.
In TTTension pneumothorax: trachea deviates to conTTTralateral side.
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All Penicillins.
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All Carbapenems.
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Nitrofurantoin (Avoid in last trimester bcoz can cause hemolysis in G6PD deficient fetus).
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Definitions

The definitions of the terms used here to describe acid-base disorders are those suggested by the Ad-Hoc Committee of the New York Academy of Sciences in 1965. Though this is over 35 years ago, the definitions and discussion remain valid today.

Basic Definitions

Acidosis - an abnormal process or condition which would lower arterial pH if there were no secondary changes in response to the primary aetiological factor.
Alkalosis - an abnormal process or condition which would raise arterial pH if there were no secondary changes in response to the primary aetiological factor.
Simple (Acid-Base) Disorders ¹ are those in which there is a single primary aetiological acid-base disorder.
Mixed (acid-Base) Disorders ^2,3 are those in which two or more primary aetiological disorders are present simultaneously.
Acidaemia - Arterial pH < 7.36 (ie [H⁺] > 44 nM )
Alkalaemia - Arterial pH > 7.44 (ie [H⁺] < 36 nM )

Importance of Intracellular [H⁺]

The most important [H⁺] for the body is the intracellular [H⁺]

Why? Because of its profound effects on metabolism and other cell processes which occur due to the effects of [H⁺] on the degree of ionisation of intracellular compounds. Specifically:

Small molecule effect: Intracellular trapping function -due to the ionisation of metabolic intermediates.
Large molecule effect: Effects on protein function: The function of many intracellular proteins (esp the activities of enzymes) is altered by effects on the ionisation of amino acid residues (esp histidine residues)

Renal Regulation of Acid-Base Balance

The organs involved in regulation of external acid-base balance are the lungs are the kidneys.

The lungs are important for excretion of carbon dioxide (the respiratory acid) and there is a huge amount of this to be excreted: at least 12,000 to 13,000 mmols/day.

In contrast the kidneys are responsible for excretion of the fixed acids and this is also a critical role even though the amounts involved (70-100 mmols/day) are much smaller. The main reason for this renal importance is because there is no other way to excrete these acids and it should be appreciated that the amounts involved are still very large when compared to the plasma [H⁺] of only 40 nanomoles/litre.

There is a second extremely important role that the kidneys play in acid-base balance, namely the reabsorption of the filtered bicarbonate. Bicarbonate is the predominant extracellular buffer against the fixed acids and it important that its plasma concentration should be defended against renal loss.

In acid-base balance, the kidney is responsible for 2 major activities:

Reabsorption of filtered bicarbonate: 4,000 to 5,000 mmol/day
Excretion of the fixed acids (acid anion and associated H⁺): about 1 mmol/kg/day.

Both these processes involve secretion of H⁺ into the lumen by the renal tubule cells but only the second leads to excretion of H⁺ from the body.

The renal mechanisms involved in acid-base balance can be difficult to understand so as a simplification we will consider the processes occurring in the kidney as involving 2 aspects:

Proximal tubular mechanism
Distal tubular mechanism

How is the Respiratory System Linked to Acid-base Changes?

‘Respiratory regulation’ refers to changes in pH due to pCO2 changes from alterations in ventilation. This change in ventilation can occur rapidly with significant effects on pH. Carbon dioxide is lipid soluble and crosses cell membranes rapidly, so changes in pCO2 result in rapid changes in [H+] in all body fluid compartments.

A quantitative appreciation of respiratory regulation requires knowledge of two relationships which provide the connection between alveolar ventilation and pH via pCO₂. These 2 relationships are:

First equation - relates alveolar ventilation (V_A) and pCO₂
Second equation - relates pCO₂ and pH.

Definition of a Buffer

A buffer is a solution containing substances which have the ability to minimise changes in pH when an acid or base is added to it ¹.

A buffer typically consists of a solution which contains a weak acid HA mixed with the salt of that acid & a strong base eg NaA. The principle is that the salt provides a reservoir of A^- to replenish [A^-] when A^- is removed by reaction with H⁺.

Buffers in the Body

The body has a very large buffer capacity.

This can be illustrated by considering an old experiment (see below) where dilute hydrochloric acid was infused into a dog.

Acid Base Physiology: Acid Base Learner Series

Acid Base Physiology

Each day there is always a production of acid by the body’s metabolic processes and to maintain balance, these acids need to be excreted or metabolised. The various acids produced by the body are classified as respiratory (or volatile) acids and as metabolic (or fixed) acids. The body normally can respond very effectively to perturbations in acid or base production.

Respiratory Acid

The acid is more correctly carbonic acid (H₂CO₃) but the term 'respiratory acid' is usually used to mean carbon dioxide. But CO₂ itself is not an acid in the Bronsted-Lowry system as it does not contain a hydrogen so cannot be a proton donor. However CO₂ can instead be thought of as representing a potential to create an equivalent amount of carbonic acid. Carbon dioxide is the end-product of complete oxidation of carbohydrates and fatty acids. It is called a volatile acid meaning in this context it can be excreted via the lungs. Of necessity, considering the amounts involved there must be an efficient system to rapidly excrete CO₂.

The amount of CO₂ produced each day is huge compared to the amount of production of fixed acids. Basal CO₂production is typically quoted at 12,000 to 13,000 mmols/day.

Basal Carbon Dioxide Production

Consider a resting adult with an oxygen consumption of 250 mls/min and a CO₂ production of 200 mls/min (Respiratory quotient 0.8):

Daily CO₂ production
= 0.2 x 60 x 24 litres/day divided by 22.4 litres/mole
= 12,857 mmoles/day.

Increased levels of activity will increase oxygen consumption

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