HESI STUDY EXIT EXAM questions with verified
answers
Which of the following local anesthetics may be useful in patients with herpetic
dysfunction?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. articaine
D. bupivacaine Ans✓✓ -articaine
What are the two groups of local anesthetics? Which has the highest potential for
allergic reactions? Which are allergic reactions rare? Ans✓✓ -esters and amides;
esters; amides
Where are esters metabolized? Where are amides metabolized? Ans✓✓ -plasma
and blood; liver
T/F: If you are allergic to one ester, you will not be allergic to all the other esters.
Ans✓✓ -False (if allergic to one ester allergic to all esters)
What is the most commonly used topical anesthetic? What product do we use in
clinic that contains this anesthetic? Is it an ester or an amide? Ans✓✓ -
benzocaine; lollicaine; bEnzocaine is an Ester
Which ester local anesthetic is no longer used in dentistry?
A. propoxycaine (Ravocaine)
B. tetracaine (Pontocaine)
,C. procaine (Novocaine) Ans✓✓ -procaine (NOvocain) like no
All are amide local anesthetics except:
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -benzocaine (ester)
What is the most commonly used anesthetic in dentistry?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -lidocaine
What local anesthetics are safe in pregnancy and during lactation? Which is the
drug of choice for pregnant women? What class drug are these two?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
,F. articaine Ans✓✓ -lidocaine and prilocaine; lidocaine; class B
Which local anesthetic is a category B?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -lidocaine
Which local anesthetic is an amide anesthetic with ester linkage/hybrid/partially
metabolized in the liver and partially metabolized in the blood?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -articaine
Which local anesthetic has the greatest duration of action?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
, F. articaine Ans✓✓ -bupivacaine
Which local anesthetic has a longer duration and lower epi content than
lidocaine?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -prilocaine
Which local anesthetic is associated with methemoglobinemia?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -prilocaine
All are contraindications of using prilocaine except:
A. patients with anemias
B. patients taking aspirin
C. Patients taking acetaminophen
D. patients with methemoglobinemia Ans✓✓ -patients taking aspirin
answers
Which of the following local anesthetics may be useful in patients with herpetic
dysfunction?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. articaine
D. bupivacaine Ans✓✓ -articaine
What are the two groups of local anesthetics? Which has the highest potential for
allergic reactions? Which are allergic reactions rare? Ans✓✓ -esters and amides;
esters; amides
Where are esters metabolized? Where are amides metabolized? Ans✓✓ -plasma
and blood; liver
T/F: If you are allergic to one ester, you will not be allergic to all the other esters.
Ans✓✓ -False (if allergic to one ester allergic to all esters)
What is the most commonly used topical anesthetic? What product do we use in
clinic that contains this anesthetic? Is it an ester or an amide? Ans✓✓ -
benzocaine; lollicaine; bEnzocaine is an Ester
Which ester local anesthetic is no longer used in dentistry?
A. propoxycaine (Ravocaine)
B. tetracaine (Pontocaine)
,C. procaine (Novocaine) Ans✓✓ -procaine (NOvocain) like no
All are amide local anesthetics except:
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -benzocaine (ester)
What is the most commonly used anesthetic in dentistry?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -lidocaine
What local anesthetics are safe in pregnancy and during lactation? Which is the
drug of choice for pregnant women? What class drug are these two?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
,F. articaine Ans✓✓ -lidocaine and prilocaine; lidocaine; class B
Which local anesthetic is a category B?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -lidocaine
Which local anesthetic is an amide anesthetic with ester linkage/hybrid/partially
metabolized in the liver and partially metabolized in the blood?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -articaine
Which local anesthetic has the greatest duration of action?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
, F. articaine Ans✓✓ -bupivacaine
Which local anesthetic has a longer duration and lower epi content than
lidocaine?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -prilocaine
Which local anesthetic is associated with methemoglobinemia?
A. lidocaine
B. mepivacaine
C. prilocaine
D. bupivacaine
E. benzocaine
F. articaine Ans✓✓ -prilocaine
All are contraindications of using prilocaine except:
A. patients with anemias
B. patients taking aspirin
C. Patients taking acetaminophen
D. patients with methemoglobinemia Ans✓✓ -patients taking aspirin
