CDCA Edition
Local Anesthesia Board Prep: Student RDH &
CDCA Edition
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,Local Anesthesia Board Prep: Student RDH & CDCA
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The clinician is injecting the solution at a speed of 1 ml/min. The patient will most likely be:
comfortable
3 multiple choice options
During aspiration, you see blood rapidly coming through the dental cartridge. What should the
next step be in this situation?
remove the needle and replace the cartridge
3 multiple choice options
The 25-gauge needle has _________ lumen compared to the 30-gauge needle:
larger
3 multiple choice options
A bubble of which size is considered "normal" in a new dental cartridge
1-2 mm
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is the weakest part of the needle?
hub
,3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is not an ideal fulcrum when providing local anesthesia?
clinicians arms against the patient's arm
3 multiple choice options
What is the recommended recapping technique?
one hand scoop method
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is related to a small gauge needle?
more accurate aspiration
3 multiple choice options
Which preservative is used in dental cartridges?
sodium bisulfite
3 multiple choice options
The length if the rubber stopper in a cartridge is equivalent to
0.2 ml of solution
3 multiple choice options
, Which of the following statements is FALSE?
contaminated needles should be discarded into open trash containers
3 multiple choice options
Sodium bisulfite is added to dental cartridges because it:
prevents oxidation to epinephrine
3 multiple choice options
A needle barb can cause:
sharp pain
3 multiple choice options
Which part of the standard syringe penetrates the rubber stopper of the dental cartridge?
Harpoon
3 multiple choice options
Ultra-short needles are ______ long
10-15 mm
3 multiple choice options