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CHAPTER Q'S (CHP 1-15) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The individual credited for the discovery of nitrous oxide was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells - ANS b. joseph priestley
The individual responsible for lecturing about the virtues of nitrous oxide and sporting it as
entertainment in town halls was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells - ANS c. gardner quincy colton
The individual who has posthumously been recognized as the "Father of Anesthesia" because of
his clinical use of nitrous oxide is:
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,a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells - ANS d. horace wells
The first clinical procedure using nitrous oxide as the anesthetic agent was:
a. limb amputation
b. tooth extraction
c. abscess drainage
d. laceration repair - ANS b. tooth extraction
The number of deaths associated with N20/02 sedation in a dental office as the sole sedative
agent and using appropriate equipment and technique is
a. none
b. approximately 10
c. approximately 100
d. approximately 1000 - ANS a. none
Current "best practice guidelines" for N20/02 sedation use in the US are recommended by each
of the following organizations except one. Which one is the exception?
a. ASA
b. ADA
c. FDA
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, d. AAP/AAPD - ANS c. FDA
The primary objective of physiologic pain is to
a. Provide protection for the body against potential damage
b. prevent nerve impulses from reaching the brain
c. alert the individual of the need for pharmacologic intervention
d. signal the need for oxygen - ANS a. Provide protection for the body against potential
damage
All of the following are factors that can influence an individual's response to pain except one.
Which one is the exception?
a. current stress level
b. illness/infection presence
c. eye color
d. cultural expectations - ANS c. eye color
The following are disadvantageous characteristics of which route of pharmacologic
administration?
-Inability to titrate dose
-Unreliable absorption affected by gastric contents
-Prolonged duration
-Significant latent period
-Potential patient noncompliance, especially with children
a. oral
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CHAPTER Q'S (CHP 1-15) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The individual credited for the discovery of nitrous oxide was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells - ANS b. joseph priestley
The individual responsible for lecturing about the virtues of nitrous oxide and sporting it as
entertainment in town halls was:
a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells - ANS c. gardner quincy colton
The individual who has posthumously been recognized as the "Father of Anesthesia" because of
his clinical use of nitrous oxide is:
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,a. humphrey davy
b. joseph priestley
c. gardner quincy colton
d. horace wells - ANS d. horace wells
The first clinical procedure using nitrous oxide as the anesthetic agent was:
a. limb amputation
b. tooth extraction
c. abscess drainage
d. laceration repair - ANS b. tooth extraction
The number of deaths associated with N20/02 sedation in a dental office as the sole sedative
agent and using appropriate equipment and technique is
a. none
b. approximately 10
c. approximately 100
d. approximately 1000 - ANS a. none
Current "best practice guidelines" for N20/02 sedation use in the US are recommended by each
of the following organizations except one. Which one is the exception?
a. ASA
b. ADA
c. FDA
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, d. AAP/AAPD - ANS c. FDA
The primary objective of physiologic pain is to
a. Provide protection for the body against potential damage
b. prevent nerve impulses from reaching the brain
c. alert the individual of the need for pharmacologic intervention
d. signal the need for oxygen - ANS a. Provide protection for the body against potential
damage
All of the following are factors that can influence an individual's response to pain except one.
Which one is the exception?
a. current stress level
b. illness/infection presence
c. eye color
d. cultural expectations - ANS c. eye color
The following are disadvantageous characteristics of which route of pharmacologic
administration?
-Inability to titrate dose
-Unreliable absorption affected by gastric contents
-Prolonged duration
-Significant latent period
-Potential patient noncompliance, especially with children
a. oral
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