Hygiene Atlas

Atlas · Plate IV · Physiology · 07

Kidney and digestion

The kidneys clear most drugs and their breakdown products, so kidney disease can call for dose changes. Patients on hemodialysis are usually given heparin, so schedule dental care on a day without dialysis. Stomach acid has a pH of about 1.5-3.5, and reflux (GERD) can erode the palatal surfaces of the maxillary teeth.

High-yield facts · 3

  1. The kidneys excrete most drugs and their metabolites; kidney disease may require dose changes.S51
  2. Patients on hemodialysis are typically heparinized; schedule dental care on a non-dialysis day.T8
  3. Gastric acid has a pH of about 1.5-3.5; GERD can cause erosion on palatal surfaces of maxillary teeth.S49T5

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