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OMSA FINAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Drugs (PO, IM, or IV) given to patients are normally metabolized (brokendown) in the body by the liver.
The doctor wants you to examine the patient's oxygenation; you glance at the
color of the patient's skin and - ANSWER Pulse Oximeter.
Classic signs of congestive heart failure include the following: Shortness of
breath, swelling ankles.
Your patient arrives for surgery at 10:00 a.m. He claims he remembered not to
eat or drink anything, but he nevertheless took his morning insulin injection.
He's pale, shaking, and doesn't feel well. You perform a finger stick as you
routinely do with diabetic patients. His blood glucose (sugar level) is 50. You
haven't begun your IV yet. The best therapy choice for this patient is to
ANSWER. Start an IV and provide D5W as your IV fluids.
The safest time to extract a "bad tooth" on a pregnant patient is in the second
trimester.
The correct sequence of blood flow through the heart is as follows:
superior/inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle,
pulmonic valve, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, left atrium, mitral valve,
left ventricle, aortic valve, and aorta.
Which of the following general drug groups is used to treat someone who is
having an asthma "attack"? - ANSWER Beta agonists
Drugs used to soothe patients or lessen anxiety are classified as
benzodiazepines.
You have a female patient who is 17 years old and is having all four wisdom
teeth out. She has a history of asthma, which was more widespread as a child
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