DAANCE STUDY QUESTIONS and
ANSWERS Comprehensive Glossary
DAANCE drugs
0.04 mg - ANSWER-What is the maximum dose of Epi for a patient with cardiovascular
disease?
0.2 mg - ANSWER-Maximum does of Epi for a healthy patient?
1 hour - ANSWER-How long is the contact time for EMLA cream to be sufficient?
1 minute - ANSWER-Rapid onset of Remifentanil
1 year- Plavix & Aspirin - ANSWER-If a cardiac patient just had stent placement, how
long are they required to be on antiplatelet drugs? What are the 2 drugs they usually do
together?
1-10 - ANSWER-How many people allergic to Penicillin are also allergic to
cephalosporins?
1.7 mL / carpule - ANSWER-How much Epinephrine is in 1 carpule of Lidocaine for a
1% solution
10 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Bupivacaine for a patient
10-11 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Lidocaine for an average patient
100% O2, Albuterol inhaler, epi, ETT/LMA or Igel, and a steroid - ANSWER-Treatment
of bronchospasm
100% O2, Dantrolene (2.5 mg/kg) and IV cold saline (NOT Ringer's) - ANSWER-What
is the treatment for Malignant Hyperthermia?
100% O2, head tilt chin position, tonsil suction, bag/mask, succinylcholine - ANSWER-
Treatment of a laryngospasm
100% O2, turn patient to their right side with head down, tonsil suction, intubate -
ANSWER-What is the treatment for emesis with aspiration?
12 - ANSWER-How many cranial nerves are there?
12 hours - ANSWER-After opening a vial of Propofol, how long do you have before it is
no longer good to use?
,15 minutes - ANSWER-How long should you keep a patient in the office after they have
been on N2O
15-20 mL/kg - ANSWER-What is the recommended fluid volume administration
throughout an IV sedation?
180/120 - ANSWER-DON'T treat BP unless it is greater than __ /__ in a patient having
a stroke, CVA or TIA
1st trimester - ANSWER-What trimester has the greatest risk for oral surgery?
2 lobes - ANSWER-How many lobes does the left lung have?
2-3 - ANSWER-Patients INR is often _____ when on Coumadin
2.0-3.5 - ANSWER-Therapeutic levels of INR
2.5 or less - ANSWER-What does a patients INR have to be to perform surgery?
20% O2 - ANSWER-What percentage of O2 is in room air?
2nd trimester - ANSWER-Best trimester to perform oral surgery in
3 factors that control BP - ANSWER-Force & rate of the contraction of the heart,
constriction or dilation of the blood vessels, and the volume of fluid in the system are all
factors of what?
3 lobes - ANSWER-How many lobes does the right lung have?
3-4 days - ANSWER-How long should a patient hold their Coumadin prior to surgery?
3-4 minutes - ANSWER-How long should you administer O2 after turning off the N2O
30% - ANSWER-What percentage of O2 is required when administering N2O?
5-10 mins - ANSWER-Anaphylaxis will occur within the first ____ minutes after
exposure to the offending agent
50% - ANSWER-Patients over 65 should have remifentanil dosage decreased by
______
6 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Prilocaine for a patient
6 months - ANSWER-Patient who has had a MI should wait how long before having
elective surgery?
,7 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Articaine for a patient
7-8 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Mepivacaine for an adult patient
8 hours - ANSWER-How long is it required to be NPO for IV sedation?
85% - ANSWER-Most AEDs or biphasic (discharge/shock in 2 directions across chest)
can eliminate _____% of V-fib in the 1st shock
95-100% - ANSWER-Normal blood O2 saturation in an ASA (class) I patient ranges
from:
Acute adrenal insufficiency - ANSWER-Inadequate production of cortisol
Acute renal failure - ANSWER-Sudden onset, can't have NSAIDS, caused by heavy
blood loss, dehydration, injury
Addison's Disease - ANSWER-a disease due to hypo secretion of glucocorticoids,
characterized by low blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and
bronze like pigmentation of the skin
Adenosine, Inderal or Esmolol - ANSWER-What are 3 different medications that could
be given for SVT?
Adjunctive agents - ANSWER-agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to
augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent
Airway obstruction - ANSWER-Rocking or "see-sawing" rhythm of the chest and
abdomen may indicate?
Airway obstruction - ANSWER-What emergency would a cricothyrotomy typically be
performed?
Albuterol & Epinephrine - ANSWER-Patient is experiencing a bronchospasm, you have
administered 100% O2, what 2 drugs would you give next?
Aldrete Score - ANSWER-a measurement of recovery after anesthesia that includes
gauging consciousness, activity, respiration, and blood pressure.
Allergenicity - ANSWER-having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit
an allergic response in sensitive individuals
Alveoli - ANSWER-Small, sac-like structures located at the end of the respiratory tract in
which O2 and CO2 are exchanged.
, Alveolus (pl. alveoli) - ANSWER-a small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide - ANSWER-a chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of
amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (e.g., lidocaine, mepivacaine,
prilocaine, bupivacaine)
Amides - ANSWER-Metabolized in the liver
Amides - ANSWER-most widely used for local anesthesia in dentistry; allergic reactions
uncommon
Amiodarone - ANSWER-What medication would be given for V-tach?
Amlodopine - ANSWER-Norvasc
Amnesia - ANSWER-failure to remember events related to surgery
Amnesia - ANSWER-Loss of memory - Versed & valium
Analgesia - ANSWER-Inability to feel pain - Fentanyl, ketamine & local
Analgesia - ANSWER-insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-a sever allergic reaction marked by any of several responses,
including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, constriction of
bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia - ANSWER-a reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Anemic - ANSWER-Renal failure patients tend to become _____ because they can't
produce adequate blood cells
Angina pectoris - ANSWER-pain the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to a
deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
ANS - ANSWER-Regulates internal organs (viscera) and other involuntarily functions
ANS and endocrine system - ANSWER-What are the 2 systems that regular the factors
that control BP?
Antecubital - ANSWER-situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa - ANSWER-the depression between the forearm and the upper arm
that is literally "in front of the elbow"
ANSWERS Comprehensive Glossary
DAANCE drugs
0.04 mg - ANSWER-What is the maximum dose of Epi for a patient with cardiovascular
disease?
0.2 mg - ANSWER-Maximum does of Epi for a healthy patient?
1 hour - ANSWER-How long is the contact time for EMLA cream to be sufficient?
1 minute - ANSWER-Rapid onset of Remifentanil
1 year- Plavix & Aspirin - ANSWER-If a cardiac patient just had stent placement, how
long are they required to be on antiplatelet drugs? What are the 2 drugs they usually do
together?
1-10 - ANSWER-How many people allergic to Penicillin are also allergic to
cephalosporins?
1.7 mL / carpule - ANSWER-How much Epinephrine is in 1 carpule of Lidocaine for a
1% solution
10 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Bupivacaine for a patient
10-11 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Lidocaine for an average patient
100% O2, Albuterol inhaler, epi, ETT/LMA or Igel, and a steroid - ANSWER-Treatment
of bronchospasm
100% O2, Dantrolene (2.5 mg/kg) and IV cold saline (NOT Ringer's) - ANSWER-What
is the treatment for Malignant Hyperthermia?
100% O2, head tilt chin position, tonsil suction, bag/mask, succinylcholine - ANSWER-
Treatment of a laryngospasm
100% O2, turn patient to their right side with head down, tonsil suction, intubate -
ANSWER-What is the treatment for emesis with aspiration?
12 - ANSWER-How many cranial nerves are there?
12 hours - ANSWER-After opening a vial of Propofol, how long do you have before it is
no longer good to use?
,15 minutes - ANSWER-How long should you keep a patient in the office after they have
been on N2O
15-20 mL/kg - ANSWER-What is the recommended fluid volume administration
throughout an IV sedation?
180/120 - ANSWER-DON'T treat BP unless it is greater than __ /__ in a patient having
a stroke, CVA or TIA
1st trimester - ANSWER-What trimester has the greatest risk for oral surgery?
2 lobes - ANSWER-How many lobes does the left lung have?
2-3 - ANSWER-Patients INR is often _____ when on Coumadin
2.0-3.5 - ANSWER-Therapeutic levels of INR
2.5 or less - ANSWER-What does a patients INR have to be to perform surgery?
20% O2 - ANSWER-What percentage of O2 is in room air?
2nd trimester - ANSWER-Best trimester to perform oral surgery in
3 factors that control BP - ANSWER-Force & rate of the contraction of the heart,
constriction or dilation of the blood vessels, and the volume of fluid in the system are all
factors of what?
3 lobes - ANSWER-How many lobes does the right lung have?
3-4 days - ANSWER-How long should a patient hold their Coumadin prior to surgery?
3-4 minutes - ANSWER-How long should you administer O2 after turning off the N2O
30% - ANSWER-What percentage of O2 is required when administering N2O?
5-10 mins - ANSWER-Anaphylaxis will occur within the first ____ minutes after
exposure to the offending agent
50% - ANSWER-Patients over 65 should have remifentanil dosage decreased by
______
6 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Prilocaine for a patient
6 months - ANSWER-Patient who has had a MI should wait how long before having
elective surgery?
,7 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Articaine for a patient
7-8 carpules - ANSWER-Maximum amount of Mepivacaine for an adult patient
8 hours - ANSWER-How long is it required to be NPO for IV sedation?
85% - ANSWER-Most AEDs or biphasic (discharge/shock in 2 directions across chest)
can eliminate _____% of V-fib in the 1st shock
95-100% - ANSWER-Normal blood O2 saturation in an ASA (class) I patient ranges
from:
Acute adrenal insufficiency - ANSWER-Inadequate production of cortisol
Acute renal failure - ANSWER-Sudden onset, can't have NSAIDS, caused by heavy
blood loss, dehydration, injury
Addison's Disease - ANSWER-a disease due to hypo secretion of glucocorticoids,
characterized by low blood pressure, anemia, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and
bronze like pigmentation of the skin
Adenosine, Inderal or Esmolol - ANSWER-What are 3 different medications that could
be given for SVT?
Adjunctive agents - ANSWER-agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agent to
augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent
Airway obstruction - ANSWER-Rocking or "see-sawing" rhythm of the chest and
abdomen may indicate?
Airway obstruction - ANSWER-What emergency would a cricothyrotomy typically be
performed?
Albuterol & Epinephrine - ANSWER-Patient is experiencing a bronchospasm, you have
administered 100% O2, what 2 drugs would you give next?
Aldrete Score - ANSWER-a measurement of recovery after anesthesia that includes
gauging consciousness, activity, respiration, and blood pressure.
Allergenicity - ANSWER-having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit
an allergic response in sensitive individuals
Alveoli - ANSWER-Small, sac-like structures located at the end of the respiratory tract in
which O2 and CO2 are exchanged.
, Alveolus (pl. alveoli) - ANSWER-a small air sac within the body of the lung
Amide - ANSWER-a chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of
amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (e.g., lidocaine, mepivacaine,
prilocaine, bupivacaine)
Amides - ANSWER-Metabolized in the liver
Amides - ANSWER-most widely used for local anesthesia in dentistry; allergic reactions
uncommon
Amiodarone - ANSWER-What medication would be given for V-tach?
Amlodopine - ANSWER-Norvasc
Amnesia - ANSWER-failure to remember events related to surgery
Amnesia - ANSWER-Loss of memory - Versed & valium
Analgesia - ANSWER-Inability to feel pain - Fentanyl, ketamine & local
Analgesia - ANSWER-insensitivity to pain
Anaphylaxis - ANSWER-a sever allergic reaction marked by any of several responses,
including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, constriction of
bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse
Anemia - ANSWER-a reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream
Anemic - ANSWER-Renal failure patients tend to become _____ because they can't
produce adequate blood cells
Angina pectoris - ANSWER-pain the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to a
deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
ANS - ANSWER-Regulates internal organs (viscera) and other involuntarily functions
ANS and endocrine system - ANSWER-What are the 2 systems that regular the factors
that control BP?
Antecubital - ANSWER-situated in front of the elbow
Antecubital fossa - ANSWER-the depression between the forearm and the upper arm
that is literally "in front of the elbow"
