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184B Nitrous Oxide, End of Chapter Q's
(chp 1-15) Questions and Correct Answers/
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The individual credited for the discovery of nitrous oxide was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells
Ans: b. joseph priestley
The individual responsible for lecturing about the virtues of nitrous
oxide and sporting it as entertainment in town halls was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells
Ans: c. gardner quincy colton
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The individual who has posthumously been recognized as the "Father
of Anesthesia" because of his clinical use of nitrous oxide is:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells
Ans: d. horace wells
The first clinical procedure using nitrous oxide as the anesthetic agent
was:
a. limb amputation
b. tooth extraction
c. abscess drainage
d. laceration repair
Ans: b. tooth extraction
The number of deaths associated with N20/02 sedation in a dental
office as the sole sedative agent and using appropriate equipment and
technique is
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a. none
b. approximately 10
c. approximately 100
d. approximately 1000
Ans: a. none
Current "best practice guidelines" for N20/02 sedation use in the US are
recommended by each of the following organizations except one.
Which one is the exception?
a. ASA
b. ADA
c. FDA
d. AAP/AAPD
Ans: c. FDA
The primary objective of physiologic pain is to
a. Provide protection for the body against potential damage
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b. prevent nerve impulses from reaching the brain
c. alert the individual of the need for pharmacologic intervention
d. signal the need for oxygen
Ans: a. Provide protection for the body against potential
damage
All of the following are factors that can influence an individual's
response to pain except one. Which one is the exception?
a. current stress level
b. illness/infection presence
c. eye color
d. cultural expectations
Ans: c. eye color
The following are disadvantageous characteristics of which route of
pharmacologic administration?
-Inability to titrate dose
-Unreliable absorption affected by gastric contents
-Prolonged duration
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184B Nitrous Oxide, End of Chapter Q's
(chp 1-15) Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
The individual credited for the discovery of nitrous oxide was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells
Ans: b. joseph priestley
The individual responsible for lecturing about the virtues of nitrous
oxide and sporting it as entertainment in town halls was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells
Ans: c. gardner quincy colton
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The individual who has posthumously been recognized as the "Father
of Anesthesia" because of his clinical use of nitrous oxide is:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells
Ans: d. horace wells
The first clinical procedure using nitrous oxide as the anesthetic agent
was:
a. limb amputation
b. tooth extraction
c. abscess drainage
d. laceration repair
Ans: b. tooth extraction
The number of deaths associated with N20/02 sedation in a dental
office as the sole sedative agent and using appropriate equipment and
technique is
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a. none
b. approximately 10
c. approximately 100
d. approximately 1000
Ans: a. none
Current "best practice guidelines" for N20/02 sedation use in the US are
recommended by each of the following organizations except one.
Which one is the exception?
a. ASA
b. ADA
c. FDA
d. AAP/AAPD
Ans: c. FDA
The primary objective of physiologic pain is to
a. Provide protection for the body against potential damage
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b. prevent nerve impulses from reaching the brain
c. alert the individual of the need for pharmacologic intervention
d. signal the need for oxygen
Ans: a. Provide protection for the body against potential
damage
All of the following are factors that can influence an individual's
response to pain except one. Which one is the exception?
a. current stress level
b. illness/infection presence
c. eye color
d. cultural expectations
Ans: c. eye color
The following are disadvantageous characteristics of which route of
pharmacologic administration?
-Inability to titrate dose
-Unreliable absorption affected by gastric contents
-Prolonged duration
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