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Your patient arrives for a 1:30 pm surgery and admits to having a sip of water at1:00 pm, so he has only been NPO for 30 minutes. You tell him: - ANSWER: It
is okay to proceed, however we must wait 1.5 hours.
There are two types of local anaesthetics used in dentistry. The most common
type of local anaesthetic used in oral surgery is an. - ANSWER Amide
You have a 68-year-old male patient with a history of HTN. He suffered a heart
attack a time back. When he had the heart attack, he says he had an angioplasty
with one stent put. He is quite worried and would like to be sedated for his exts.
Which anaesthetic agent would you like to avoid? - Answer: Ketamine.
Intraoperatively, a patient is experiencing stridor. You have ended the surgery,
packed the site, suctioned the back of the throat, adjusted the airway, pushed on
the chest to listen for a "huff," and the patient remains symptomatic. Which
medication would you consider giving? - ANSWER Succinylcholine
The QRS complex in the EKG represents ANSWER Ventricular depolarization.
The proper order of airflow from the nose to the lungs is: - Nose, Nasopharynx,
Oropharynx, Laryngopharynx, Trachea, and Lungs.
Ketamine can produce hallucinations. The ideal medicine to administer together
with Ketamine to decrease these undesirable side effects is: - Versed Answer
Insulin dosage for a type 1 diabetic who is NPO the morning of surgery: half the
typical dose of insulin.
Insulin transforms glucose into: - Answer: glycogen.
The sufferer has ceased breathing. What is the key physiological mechanism
that will restore this patient's breathing? - ANSWER: An excess of CO2
, The P wave in the EKG represents atrial depolarization.
Which artery would you like to avoid in the antecubital fossa? - ANSWER
Brachial artery
The usual course of the conducting system in the heart is as follows: - Answer:
SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, Purkinjie fibers.
Which organ is responsible for the excretion of drugs administered to patients? -
Answer: Kidney.
You are starting an IV for your patient in the antecubital fossa. The artery to
avoid in the antecubital fossa is: - ANSWER Brachial artery
Laryngospasm is a disease of the voice chords. - ANSWER Upper Airway
The patient aspirates a tooth. Which lung do you think the tooth will end up in?
- ANSWER Right lung.
When comparing the ventricles and atria of the heart. The ventricles have
thicker walls than the atria.
Angina (chest pain): ANSWER Reduced blood flow to the cardiac muscle.
The drug used to reverse the effects of midazolam is: - ANSWER Romazicom
(Flumazenil).
When insulin is given to a patient, it lowers their blood glucose (blood sugar). -
The answer is true.
The patient received versed and fentanyl. The patient has been in recovery for
45 minutes and is still quite drowsy. Which drug is most likely causing them to
remain drowsy? - ANSWER Fentanyl
You've already been put in a nasal pharyngeal airway. What more can you try
before intubating him? - ANSWER Laryngeal-Mask Airway
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