Comprehensive Exam Resource for Medical Emergencies: Essentials for Dental Professionals, 2nd Edition by Ellen Grimes | Full Chapter-by-Chapter Guide (1-23), |newest update 2024|2025

Comprehensive Exam Resource for Medical Emergencies: Essentials for Dental
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




Professionals, 2nd Edition
fh fh fh fh




Multiple Choice fh




1. What is the MOST common emergency to occur in the dental office?
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




A. Mild allergic reaction
fh fh




B. Angina

C. Syncope

D. Anaphylaxis

2. All of the following procedures will help to prevent an emergency in a dental
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




fh officeEXCEPT:
fh




A. accurate medical history taking. fh fh fh




B. taking and recording vital signs.
fh fh fh fh




C. updating the medical emergency kit.
fh fh fh fh

,3. If a patient responds positively on his or her medical history to epilepsy, you
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




fh willneed to be on the lookout for:
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




A. dyspnea.

B. hypoglycemia.

C. seizures.

D. none of the above. fh fh fh




4. All of the following questions should be asked of a patient who provides a
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




positiveresponse on the medical history for asthma EXCEPT:
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




A. severity of attacks. fh fh




B. frequency of attacks. fh fh

, C. trigger of attacks. fh fh




D. all of the above questions should be asked.
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




5. A patient with an incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat to
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




lifewould be categorized as:
fh fh fh fh fh




A. ASA I. fh




B. ASA II. fh




C. ASA III. fh




D. ASA IV. fh




6. A patient that has stable angina or well-controlled Type I diabetes would
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




beconsidered:
fh fh




A. ASA I. fh




B. ASA II. fh




C. ASA III. fh




D. ASA IV. fh




7. The next MOST available person to the operator whose patient is experiencing
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




anemergency is responsible for:
fh fh fh fh fh




A. recording events of the emergency. fh fh fh fh




B. contacting EMS. fh




C. retrieving the emergency kit. fh fh fh




D. preparing drugs from the kit for use. fh fh fh fh fh fh




8. In the REPAIR system for the management of medical emergencies the “I” refers to:
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




A. recognizing the signs and symptoms. fh fh fh fh




B. evaluating the patient’s level of consciousness. fh fh fh fh fh

, C. positioning the patient appropriately. fh fh fh




D. implementing the appropriate emergency protocol. fh fh fh fh




9. Which of the following is a contributing factor in the increase in medical
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




fh emergenciesin the dental setting? fh fh fh fh




A. Decreasing age of the population fh fh fh fh




B. Advances in healthcare fh fh




C. Advances in dentistry fh fh




D. None of the above fh fh fh




10. Patient vital signs include all of the following EXCEPT:
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




A. pulse.

B. respiration.

C. blood pressure. fh




D. weight.


True/False

1. Patients who are tachycardic or bradycardic are less likely to experience a
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




fh medicalemergency in the dental office than those that have a normal heart rhythm.
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




True

fh Fals

e

2. For patients taking corticosteroids the operator needs to be alert to the signs
fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh fh




fh andsymptoms of adrenal insufficiency.
fh fh fh fh




True

fh Fals