OMSA FALL 2018 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
A patient who is a 72 year old male presents for his implant surgery. He
has a history of an MI 6 years ago with angioplasty and a stent. He tells
you that he stopped his aspirin a week ago (not instructed by his physician
but he just did that on his own). Before you start, he complains of a vague
chest pain, almost like indigestion, but it is radiating to his left arm. He is
also diaphoretic (sweating). Your diagnosis (what is causing it) for this
patient is: - ✔✔Angina, possible heart attack (MI)
The safest time to extract a "bad tooth" on pregnant patient is: - ✔✔Second
trimester
A patient is experiencing a laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords). The
correct sequence for the treatment of this is: - ✔✔Stop, pack off site,
suction, positive pressure oxygen, succinylcholine
Drugs (PO, IM or IV) given to patients are usually metabolized (broken
down) in the body by what organ: - ✔✔Liver
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,A pediatric airway is different than an adult airway in that: - ✔✔Kids have
a larger tongue and a conical shaped airway
Your patient is a relatively difficult anesthetic: he is morbidly obese with a
short neck, recessed lower jaw, and Mallampatti score of VI. You're
struggling to chin him. You've already put in a nasal pharyngeal airway.
What else might you try before you intubate him? - ✔✔Laryngeal-Mask-
Airway
A laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords) a disorder of the: - ✔✔Upper
airway
Which monitor gives the most information about ventilation? -
✔✔Capnograph
The most frequent anatomical cause of airway obstruction is the: -
✔✔Tongue
A patient with Type II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes would typically be
taking pills to control their blood glucose (blood sugars) and to control
their diabetes. - ✔✔True
The classification of drugs used to relieve pain are called: - ✔✔Narcotics
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, The most common cardiac rhythm seen on the EKG for an adult patient in
cardiac arrest is? - ✔✔Ventricular Fibrillation
Which of the follow general drug categories are used to treat someone who
is experiencing an asthma "attack": - ✔✔Beta Agonists
The Mallampatti Classification system is used by Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgeons to assess the airway of patients. This classification allows your
surgeon to have an idea if this patient will have a difficult airway. You
have the patient open their mouth and stick out their tongue. You do not
see any part of the uvula and can only see part of the soft palate. This
patient has a Mallampatti classification of: - ✔✔IV
A patient comes in for the removal of a tooth. Which of these medical
conditions would require this patient to take an antibiotic premedication
one hour prior to removal of that tooth. - ✔✔Prosthetic Heart Valve ( i.e.
Aortic Valve replacement )
Insulin converts: - ✔✔Glucose to Glycogen
The pneumonic MONA stands for: - ✔✔Morphine, Oxygen, Nitroglycerin,
Aspirin
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
A patient who is a 72 year old male presents for his implant surgery. He
has a history of an MI 6 years ago with angioplasty and a stent. He tells
you that he stopped his aspirin a week ago (not instructed by his physician
but he just did that on his own). Before you start, he complains of a vague
chest pain, almost like indigestion, but it is radiating to his left arm. He is
also diaphoretic (sweating). Your diagnosis (what is causing it) for this
patient is: - ✔✔Angina, possible heart attack (MI)
The safest time to extract a "bad tooth" on pregnant patient is: - ✔✔Second
trimester
A patient is experiencing a laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords). The
correct sequence for the treatment of this is: - ✔✔Stop, pack off site,
suction, positive pressure oxygen, succinylcholine
Drugs (PO, IM or IV) given to patients are usually metabolized (broken
down) in the body by what organ: - ✔✔Liver
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,A pediatric airway is different than an adult airway in that: - ✔✔Kids have
a larger tongue and a conical shaped airway
Your patient is a relatively difficult anesthetic: he is morbidly obese with a
short neck, recessed lower jaw, and Mallampatti score of VI. You're
struggling to chin him. You've already put in a nasal pharyngeal airway.
What else might you try before you intubate him? - ✔✔Laryngeal-Mask-
Airway
A laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords) a disorder of the: - ✔✔Upper
airway
Which monitor gives the most information about ventilation? -
✔✔Capnograph
The most frequent anatomical cause of airway obstruction is the: -
✔✔Tongue
A patient with Type II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes would typically be
taking pills to control their blood glucose (blood sugars) and to control
their diabetes. - ✔✔True
The classification of drugs used to relieve pain are called: - ✔✔Narcotics
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, The most common cardiac rhythm seen on the EKG for an adult patient in
cardiac arrest is? - ✔✔Ventricular Fibrillation
Which of the follow general drug categories are used to treat someone who
is experiencing an asthma "attack": - ✔✔Beta Agonists
The Mallampatti Classification system is used by Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgeons to assess the airway of patients. This classification allows your
surgeon to have an idea if this patient will have a difficult airway. You
have the patient open their mouth and stick out their tongue. You do not
see any part of the uvula and can only see part of the soft palate. This
patient has a Mallampatti classification of: - ✔✔IV
A patient comes in for the removal of a tooth. Which of these medical
conditions would require this patient to take an antibiotic premedication
one hour prior to removal of that tooth. - ✔✔Prosthetic Heart Valve ( i.e.
Aortic Valve replacement )
Insulin converts: - ✔✔Glucose to Glycogen
The pneumonic MONA stands for: - ✔✔Morphine, Oxygen, Nitroglycerin,
Aspirin
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