CDCA Practice Study Guide Questions with
Distinction level Marking scheme version
2024/2025
What is the standard premed regimen? - correct answer 4 x
500 mg of Amoxicillin (2g) 30 minutes to 1 hour before treatment
What is the premed alternative if the patient is allergic to
penicillin? - correct answer 600 mg of Clindamycin one hour
before treatment
A vitamin K deficiency results in what? - correct answer
Prolonged clotting time
Anticoagulants are used to treat what? - correct answer -
Pulmonary emboli
- Thrombophlebitis
- Myocardial infarction
Commonly used anticoagulants - correct answer Heparin and
Coumadin (Warfarin)
Be aware when these are on a medical history, increased
bleeding is an issue. Cannot take these with aspirin.
Mydriasis - correct answer Dilated pupils
,Can be caused by a CNS stimulant (like cocaine) or lack of
oxygen to the brain
My*d*riasis = *d*ilated pupils
Miosis - correct answer Pinpoint Pupils
Can be caused by a CNS depressant (like heroin), narcotics,
alcohol
M*i*osis = P*i*npoint
Crepitus - correct answer Noise in the joint
Trismus - correct answer Difficulty opening the mouth
Be able to identify lymph nodes - correct answer - pre/ post
auricular
- occipital
- anterior cervical
- posterior cervical
- submental
- submandibular
- tonsillar
- Superficial clavical
,The Parotid gland is associated with which duct? - correct
answer Stensons
The Submandibular gland is associated with which duct? -
correct answer Whartons
*picture of a Ranula
The Sublingual gland is associated with which duct? - correct
answer Bartholins
Know the types of palpation
Digital - correct answer Single finger
Used on the hard palate
Know the types of palpation
Bidigital - correct answer finger and thumb on the same hand
Used on the lip, parotid, under the tongue
Know the types of palpation
, Manual - correct answer One hand, all fingers
Used on the lymph nodes and the larynx
Know the types of palpation
Bimanual - correct answer fingers from each hand applied
simultaneously
Used on the floor of the mouth, one on the inside, one on the
outside
Bilateral - correct answer two hands at the same time
Used on the TMJ, cervical lymph nodes
What is the palatine fovea? - correct answer the two dots
between the hard and soft palate.
Characteristics of Filiform papilla - correct answer - Hairlike
projections on the dorsum of the tongue
- Most numerous
- No taste buds
Characteristics of Fungiform papilla - correct answer -
Mushroom shaped, among the filiform on the dorsum
Distinction level Marking scheme version
2024/2025
What is the standard premed regimen? - correct answer 4 x
500 mg of Amoxicillin (2g) 30 minutes to 1 hour before treatment
What is the premed alternative if the patient is allergic to
penicillin? - correct answer 600 mg of Clindamycin one hour
before treatment
A vitamin K deficiency results in what? - correct answer
Prolonged clotting time
Anticoagulants are used to treat what? - correct answer -
Pulmonary emboli
- Thrombophlebitis
- Myocardial infarction
Commonly used anticoagulants - correct answer Heparin and
Coumadin (Warfarin)
Be aware when these are on a medical history, increased
bleeding is an issue. Cannot take these with aspirin.
Mydriasis - correct answer Dilated pupils
,Can be caused by a CNS stimulant (like cocaine) or lack of
oxygen to the brain
My*d*riasis = *d*ilated pupils
Miosis - correct answer Pinpoint Pupils
Can be caused by a CNS depressant (like heroin), narcotics,
alcohol
M*i*osis = P*i*npoint
Crepitus - correct answer Noise in the joint
Trismus - correct answer Difficulty opening the mouth
Be able to identify lymph nodes - correct answer - pre/ post
auricular
- occipital
- anterior cervical
- posterior cervical
- submental
- submandibular
- tonsillar
- Superficial clavical
,The Parotid gland is associated with which duct? - correct
answer Stensons
The Submandibular gland is associated with which duct? -
correct answer Whartons
*picture of a Ranula
The Sublingual gland is associated with which duct? - correct
answer Bartholins
Know the types of palpation
Digital - correct answer Single finger
Used on the hard palate
Know the types of palpation
Bidigital - correct answer finger and thumb on the same hand
Used on the lip, parotid, under the tongue
Know the types of palpation
, Manual - correct answer One hand, all fingers
Used on the lymph nodes and the larynx
Know the types of palpation
Bimanual - correct answer fingers from each hand applied
simultaneously
Used on the floor of the mouth, one on the inside, one on the
outside
Bilateral - correct answer two hands at the same time
Used on the TMJ, cervical lymph nodes
What is the palatine fovea? - correct answer the two dots
between the hard and soft palate.
Characteristics of Filiform papilla - correct answer - Hairlike
projections on the dorsum of the tongue
- Most numerous
- No taste buds
Characteristics of Fungiform papilla - correct answer -
Mushroom shaped, among the filiform on the dorsum
