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DAANCE (Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Exam) Modules 1-4 Study Guide

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A comprehensive study guide for the first four modules of the DAANCE certification exam, covering the fundamentals of anesthesia for dental assistants. It includes detailed questions and answers on topics like patient monitoring (capnography, pulse oximetry), pharmacology (Propofol, Methohexital), airway management, and the clinical management of patients with comorbidities (e.g., diabetes, heart disease) in a dental setting.

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DAANCE MODULES 1 – 4 STUDY
EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+

Oxygen is approximately what percent of room air - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 20%


Naloxone (Narcan) is used primarily as - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
narcotic antagonise


Recovery from ketamine (Ketalar) anesthetic is sometimes associated
with - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bad dreams


Local anesthetic containing epinephrine should be used cautiously in
patients who have - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cardiac dysrhythmias Which
of the following is a major advantage for using propofol
(Diprivan) over methohexital (Brevital) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Lower incidence of nausea and a shorter duration


Patients with diabetes are at risk for oral and maxillofacial surgery
because they - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Are subject to postoperative
infections




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, Which of the following structures is most likely to cause obstruction of
the airway when an anesthetized patient is lying in a supine position -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tongue


Rapid administration of anesthetic doses of methohexital (Brevital) can
result in - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hiccups tachycardia respiratory
depression


Blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart through which of the
following vessels - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Pulmonary artery


A patient who has had a myocardial infarction should wait how many
months before having elective surgery - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 2
months
Diazepam (Valium) is used in outpatient oral and max surgery - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > To sedate the patient


Barbiturates are detoxified primarily in the - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Liver


The reasin methohexital (Brevital) is considered to be ultrashort acting
because it is - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Not as highly bound to fat as
thiopental




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