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Many patients are never anxious about dental care and treatment - correct answer✔✔F.
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they are very anxious ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




__________ is one method of managing the anxiety of the pt - correct answer✔✔sedation ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




________ also can be used to control the pain a pt experiences - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔anesthesia



Depending on the need, various levels of sedation can be achieved, from __________ ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




sedation to _________ sedation - correct answer✔✔conscious; deep ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




____________ sedation places the pt in an altered level of consciousness - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔conscious



under conscious sedation, is the pt still able to communicate and respond to questions -
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correct answer✔✔yes ||\\//||




conscious sedation serves to lower levels of _______ and ________ - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔pain; discomfort ||\\//||




under conscious sedation, the pt may experience.. - correct answer✔✔headache, nausea,
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and brief periods of amnesia
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, •Anesthetics are administered directly into the bloodstream and remain in place ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




throughout the procedure. - correct answer✔✔iv sedation ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




under iv sedation, the pt may remain _________, but is in a deeply _________ state -
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correct answer✔✔conscious; relaxed ||\\//|| ||\\//||




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under iv sedation, the pt has recollection of the events that took place - correct answer✔✔f.
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the pt has no recollection
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______ sedation keepts pts relaxed, comfortable, and pain-free - correct answer✔✔iv
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____________ is achieved by taking a medication the night before a dental procedure - ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




correct answer✔✔oral sedation ||\\//|| ||\\//||




________ sedation may be prescribed for the pt who is extremely anxious about the
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procedure to be done - correct answer✔✔oral ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




__________ is often used and can be a sedative hypnotic, which makes the pt calm and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




drowsy, or an anti-anxiety drug, which makes the pt calm and relaxed - correct
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answer✔✔benzodiazepine



____________ sedation may be used when it is difficult to achieve IV sedation - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔inhalation



the anesthetics are administered in a gas form by inhalation through a _______ - correct
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answer✔✔mask

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