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TEST BANK for Medical Emergencies: Essentials for the Dental Professional, 2nd
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TEST BANK for Medical Emergencies:

Essentials for the Dental Professional,

2nd Edition




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Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. What is the MOST common emergency to occur in the dental office?

A. Mild allergic reaction

B. Angina

C. Syncope

D. Anaphylaxis

2. All of the following procedures will help to prevent an emergency in a dental office

EXCEPT:

A. accurate medical history taking.

B. taking and recording vital signs.

C. updating the medical emergency kit.

3. If a patient responds positively on his or her medical history to epilepsy, you will

need to be on the lookout for:

A. dyspnea.

B. hypoglycemia.

C. seizures.

D. none of the above.

4. All of the following questions should be asked of a patient who provides a positive

response on the medical history for asthma EXCEPT:

A. severity of attacks.

B. frequency of attacks.


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C. trigger of attacks.

D. all of the above questions should be asked.

5. A patient with an incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat to life

would be categorized as:

A. ASA I.

B. ASA II.

C. ASA III.

D. ASA IV.

6. A patient that has stable angina or well-controlled Type I diabetes would be

considered:

A. ASA I.

B. ASA II.

C. ASA III.

D. ASA IV.

7. The next MOST available person to the operator whose patient is experiencing an

emergency is responsible for:

A. recording events of the emergency.

B. contacting EMS.

C. retrieving the emergency kit.

D. preparing drugs from the kit for use.

8. In the REPAIR system for the management of medical emergencies the “I” refers to:

A. recognizing the signs and symptoms.

B. evaluating the patient’s level of consciousness.


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C. positioning the patient appropriately.

D. implementing the appropriate emergency protocol.

9. Which of the following is a contributing factor in the increase in medical emergencies

in the dental setting?

A. Decreasing age of the population

B. Advances in healthcare

C. Advances in dentistry

D. None of the above

10. Patient vital signs include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. pulse.

B. respiration.

C. blood pressure.

D. weight.


True/False

1. Patients who are tachycardic or bradycardic are less likely to experience a medical

emergency in the dental office than those that have a normal heart rhythm.

True

False

2. For patients taking corticosteroids the operator needs to be alert to the signs and

symptoms of adrenal insufficiency.

True

False


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