DAANCE Exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

Addison's disease a disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low BP, anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronze like pigmentation of the skin Adjunctive agents Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent Allergenicity Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals Alveolus (pl. alveoli) air sacs at the end of the bronchioles. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged through the alveolar walls and the capillaries Amide a chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide LA that are widely used in dentistry (eg. lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine) Amnesia Failure to remember events related to surgery Analgesia insensitivity to pain Anaphylaxis a severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses, incl skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, constriction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse Anemia a reduction in the # of red blood cells in the bloodstream angenia pectoris pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to a deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium Anticholinergic a drug that counteracts the action of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic NS, and thereby blocks the parasympathetic nerves Antiemetic a drug that counteracts nausea and vomiting