Compiled Questions - LA Board Exam
Correct Questions And Answers
Why wouldn't you use a 30G short for an IA Correct Answers Wouldn't reach the target
What is the longest duration local anesthetic Correct Answers Bupivacaine
What is the preservative in 3% Mepivacaine Correct Answers None
What is the MRD for a young teen 100 lbs using 3 or 4 Lidos? 3% Mepi? Correct
Answers \\\
What is the treatment for anaphalxis Correct Answers Epinephrine and administer O2
Is cocaine a vasoconstrictor or vasodilator Correct Answers Vasoconstrictor
What is a sign of someone experiencing syncope Correct Answers Pt looking pale
What is the most common ADE to Local anesthetics Correct Answers Syncope
How can you decrease systemic absorption Correct Answers Slow injection an aspirate
What do you want to make sure to avoid when performing the IA Correct Answers
Injecting into the parotid gland (Cranial VII)
What is the treatment for trismus Correct Answers Have patient use hot moist towels
and compress for 20 minutes every hour. Have them open and close jaw gently 3-5
minutes every 4 hrs
What injection does the hematoma most commonly happen on Correct Answers PSA
What happens when injecting the PSA and you go too deep Correct Answers You will
hit the pterygoid plexus of veins resulting in a hematoma
Where is the injection site for the ASA Correct Answers Mesial to canine eminence,
height of the mucobuccal fold
When working on the mandibular anteriors only, what injection would you use Correct
Answers Incisive
, Patient present with chest pain radiating to the neck and shoulder, what is most likely
the cause Correct Answers Myocardial Infarction or Angina
What is the problem when there is premature osseous contact on the IA Correct
Answers Too low and too lateral
Where is the penetration and deposition site for the Long buccal Correct Answers
Penetration is distal and buccal to last molar - Deposition is lateral to external oblique
ridge
What is the shortest duration local anesthetic Correct Answers 3% Mepivacaine plain
What is the most common anatomical structure to avoid on the PSA Correct Answers
Pterygoid plexus
What is the treatment for a patient that is hyperventilating Correct Answers Have pt
breathe into cupped hands
What is the difference between administering an adult IA and a pedo IA Correct
Answers The mandibular foramen is inferior to adults
What is the length/depth when performing an infiltration on a pedo Correct Answers It
will be more shallow than adults because you will be injecting as long as the roots are
(which are shorter on a pedo)
What is a contraindication to an infiltration Correct Answers Inflammation
What is the mechanism of action for local anesthetics Correct Answers Blocking influx
of NA+ which prevents depolarization
What is most likely the problem if a patient presents with a throbbing headache Correct
Answers Vaso overdose
What will you want to avoid if a patient has a bisulfite allergy Correct Answers The LA
with epi in it
What is the error when performing a PSA and you are hitting periosteum Correct
Answers Too anterior
How much of the needle is in the tissue with a PSA using a short? Long? Correct
Answers 3/4 short, 1/2 long
How much epinephrine differs in a 1:100 to 1:50 anesthetic Correct Answers Double the
amount
Correct Questions And Answers
Why wouldn't you use a 30G short for an IA Correct Answers Wouldn't reach the target
What is the longest duration local anesthetic Correct Answers Bupivacaine
What is the preservative in 3% Mepivacaine Correct Answers None
What is the MRD for a young teen 100 lbs using 3 or 4 Lidos? 3% Mepi? Correct
Answers \\\
What is the treatment for anaphalxis Correct Answers Epinephrine and administer O2
Is cocaine a vasoconstrictor or vasodilator Correct Answers Vasoconstrictor
What is a sign of someone experiencing syncope Correct Answers Pt looking pale
What is the most common ADE to Local anesthetics Correct Answers Syncope
How can you decrease systemic absorption Correct Answers Slow injection an aspirate
What do you want to make sure to avoid when performing the IA Correct Answers
Injecting into the parotid gland (Cranial VII)
What is the treatment for trismus Correct Answers Have patient use hot moist towels
and compress for 20 minutes every hour. Have them open and close jaw gently 3-5
minutes every 4 hrs
What injection does the hematoma most commonly happen on Correct Answers PSA
What happens when injecting the PSA and you go too deep Correct Answers You will
hit the pterygoid plexus of veins resulting in a hematoma
Where is the injection site for the ASA Correct Answers Mesial to canine eminence,
height of the mucobuccal fold
When working on the mandibular anteriors only, what injection would you use Correct
Answers Incisive
, Patient present with chest pain radiating to the neck and shoulder, what is most likely
the cause Correct Answers Myocardial Infarction or Angina
What is the problem when there is premature osseous contact on the IA Correct
Answers Too low and too lateral
Where is the penetration and deposition site for the Long buccal Correct Answers
Penetration is distal and buccal to last molar - Deposition is lateral to external oblique
ridge
What is the shortest duration local anesthetic Correct Answers 3% Mepivacaine plain
What is the most common anatomical structure to avoid on the PSA Correct Answers
Pterygoid plexus
What is the treatment for a patient that is hyperventilating Correct Answers Have pt
breathe into cupped hands
What is the difference between administering an adult IA and a pedo IA Correct
Answers The mandibular foramen is inferior to adults
What is the length/depth when performing an infiltration on a pedo Correct Answers It
will be more shallow than adults because you will be injecting as long as the roots are
(which are shorter on a pedo)
What is a contraindication to an infiltration Correct Answers Inflammation
What is the mechanism of action for local anesthetics Correct Answers Blocking influx
of NA+ which prevents depolarization
What is most likely the problem if a patient presents with a throbbing headache Correct
Answers Vaso overdose
What will you want to avoid if a patient has a bisulfite allergy Correct Answers The LA
with epi in it
What is the error when performing a PSA and you are hitting periosteum Correct
Answers Too anterior
How much of the needle is in the tissue with a PSA using a short? Long? Correct
Answers 3/4 short, 1/2 long
How much epinephrine differs in a 1:100 to 1:50 anesthetic Correct Answers Double the
amount
