Your client is a 56-year-old male who has a medical history of a heart attack 2 years prior and is taking blood pressure medication and a daily dose of aspirin. He is scheduled for one quadrant of scaling and root planing with local anesthesia (LA) . His preanesthetic assessment would include:
A) medical history review to determine the client's physical ability to tolerate LA and current medication review.
B) medical history review to determine client's physical ability to tolerate LA and
A review of past dental appointments for information on past use of LA and client's response.
C) medical consult if blood pressure is out of normal range or if LA has never been used on this client.
D) both a and c.
E) all of the above.
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