MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN DENTAL OFFICE

📌 IMPORTANT QUESTION & ANSWER

Q1. Define fever or pyrexia.

Ans. It is defined as gradual raise in the body temperature above the normal temperature 98.6ºF [37ºC].

Q2. Define angina pectoris.

Ans. It is the name given to paroxysms of severe chest pain; they are caused by higher myocardial oxygen demands. The usual underlying cause is coronary atherosclerotic plaques that ruptures.