DAANCE EXAM Study Questions and Answers

Addison's disease The Correct Answer is A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronze-like pigmentation of the skin Adjunctive agents The Correct Answer is Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agents to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent Allergenicity The Correct Answer is Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals Alveolus (plural: alveoli) The Correct Answer is A small air sac within the body of the lung Amide The Correct Answer is A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (eg, lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine). Amnesia The Correct Answer is Failure to remember events related to surgery Analgesia The Correct Answer is Insensitivity to pain Anaphylaxis The Correct Answer isA severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses, including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, construction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse