While scaling includes removal of plaque, calculus, and stains, root planing involves removing cementum or surface dentin that is contaminated with endotoxins and microorganisms

Bonus point (1pt) What is your favorite song recently? (This will help me build our pre-class music list)

Which of the following is true about the brachial vein?

The routine use of systemic antibiotics to improve clinical parameters following periodontal debridement is strongly recommended.

Select one that best describes Polyvagal Theory.

A patient with hyperlipidemia has been taking atorvastatin but continues to have elevated LDL levels. The provider prescribes ezetimibe in addition to the statin. Which statement by the patient indicates correct understanding of this medication?

According to Polyvagal theory, which part of the complex is more primitive, and involved in the freeze response.

A family member of an older depressed patient asks the nurse if something else could be suggested for treatment as their family member (age 79) does not seem to be recovering very fast.  The patient has been prescribed antidepressants, which take 2-3 weeks to start working.  What is the best response for the nurse to make?

When selecting a route for drug therapy, the nurse practitioner should consider: 

Kristi is a fifty-two year old female who reports no menstrual period for the past 12 consecutive months. The end of menstruation is called ______.