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OMSA Certification Exam V2 | Latest
2026/2027 Updated Review | Verified 100%
Correct Questions & Answers | Grade A
Your patient arrives for a 1:30 pm surgery and admits he had a sip of water at 1:00pm so he has
been NPO for only 30 mins. You tell him:
its ok to proceed but we must wait 1.5 hours
There are two main categories of local anesthesia used in dentistry. The most common category
of local anesthetic used in oral surgery is an:
Amide
You have a 68 yo male pt who has a history of HTN. He has a heart attack awhile back. When he
had the heart attack he states he had an angioplasty with one stent placed. He's really anxious and
wants sedation for his ext's. Which anesthetic agent would you want to avoid?
Ketamine
A patient is displaying stridor intraoperatively. You have terminated the surgery, packed off the
site, suctioned the back of the throat, repositioned the airway, pushed on the chest to listen for a
"huff", and the patient continue to be symptomatic. Which drug would you consider giving?
Succinylcholine
The QRS complex in the EKG represents:
Ventricluar depolarization
The correct sequence of airflow from the nose to the lungs is:
Nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, trachea, lungs
Ketamine can cause hallucinations. The best drug to give along with Ketamine, to reduce these
unwanted side effects is:
Versed
Insulin dosage for a type 1 diabetic who is NPO the morning of surgery
half the normal dose of insulin
Insulin converts Glucose to:
glycogen
, A patient has stopped breathing. What is the main primary physiological mechanism that will
restart this patient's breathing?
excess of carbon dioxide (CO2)
The P wave in the EKG represents:
Atrial depolarization
Artery that you want to avoid in the antecubital fossa is?
Brachial artery
the normal pathway of the conducting system in the heart is the following:
SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, Purkinjie fibers
Drugs given to patients are usually excreted from the body after they leave which organ?
Kidney
You are starting IV on your patient in the antecubital fossa. The artery that you want to avoid in
the antecubital fossa is:
Brachial artery
A laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords) a disorder of the:
Upper airway
The patient aspirates a tooth. Which lung would you guess the tooth will end up in?
Right lung
When you compare the ventricles of the heart to the atria of the heart. The walls of the ventricles
are thicker than atria
True
angina (chest pain)
Decreased blood flow to the heart muscle
The agent that is used to reverse the effects of midazolam (versed) is:
Romazicom (Flumazenil)
When insulin is given to a patient it lowers the patient's blood glucose (blood sugar)
True
OMSA Certification Exam V2 | Latest
2026/2027 Updated Review | Verified 100%
Correct Questions & Answers | Grade A
Your patient arrives for a 1:30 pm surgery and admits he had a sip of water at 1:00pm so he has
been NPO for only 30 mins. You tell him:
its ok to proceed but we must wait 1.5 hours
There are two main categories of local anesthesia used in dentistry. The most common category
of local anesthetic used in oral surgery is an:
Amide
You have a 68 yo male pt who has a history of HTN. He has a heart attack awhile back. When he
had the heart attack he states he had an angioplasty with one stent placed. He's really anxious and
wants sedation for his ext's. Which anesthetic agent would you want to avoid?
Ketamine
A patient is displaying stridor intraoperatively. You have terminated the surgery, packed off the
site, suctioned the back of the throat, repositioned the airway, pushed on the chest to listen for a
"huff", and the patient continue to be symptomatic. Which drug would you consider giving?
Succinylcholine
The QRS complex in the EKG represents:
Ventricluar depolarization
The correct sequence of airflow from the nose to the lungs is:
Nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, trachea, lungs
Ketamine can cause hallucinations. The best drug to give along with Ketamine, to reduce these
unwanted side effects is:
Versed
Insulin dosage for a type 1 diabetic who is NPO the morning of surgery
half the normal dose of insulin
Insulin converts Glucose to:
glycogen
, A patient has stopped breathing. What is the main primary physiological mechanism that will
restart this patient's breathing?
excess of carbon dioxide (CO2)
The P wave in the EKG represents:
Atrial depolarization
Artery that you want to avoid in the antecubital fossa is?
Brachial artery
the normal pathway of the conducting system in the heart is the following:
SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, Purkinjie fibers
Drugs given to patients are usually excreted from the body after they leave which organ?
Kidney
You are starting IV on your patient in the antecubital fossa. The artery that you want to avoid in
the antecubital fossa is:
Brachial artery
A laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords) a disorder of the:
Upper airway
The patient aspirates a tooth. Which lung would you guess the tooth will end up in?
Right lung
When you compare the ventricles of the heart to the atria of the heart. The walls of the ventricles
are thicker than atria
True
angina (chest pain)
Decreased blood flow to the heart muscle
The agent that is used to reverse the effects of midazolam (versed) is:
Romazicom (Flumazenil)
When insulin is given to a patient it lowers the patient's blood glucose (blood sugar)
True
