DAANCE- Module 5- Office Anesthesia Emergencies
Syncope is the result of - ✔✔Decreased cerebral blood flow
Appropriate treatment of respiratory arrest should include - ✔✔Administration of positive pressure
oxygen and maintenance of the airway
Cricothyroidotomy is the emergency procedure used to establish an airway when a patient experiences -
✔✔Upper airway obstruction that prevents ventilation
An emergency surgical procedure that can be performed to obtain an airway when all conventional
methods have failed is a - ✔✔Cricothyroidotomy
Angina pectoris is most likely to be caused by - ✔✔Heart disease
The most important reason an intravenous line should be established when a myocardial infarction is
suspected is - ✔✔Medications can be administered
Which of the following arrhythmias is most dangerous? - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
The drug of choice for management of grand mal seizures is IV administration of - ✔✔Diazepam (Valium)
A patient is given an IV general anesthetic with barbiturate and Meperidine (Demerol) to remove an
impacted molar. During surgery the patient has a palpable pulse of 100/min, but the pulse oximetry
oxygen saturation reading is 86%. The patients condition most likely is due to - ✔✔Respiratory
depression
Use of epinephrine results in - ✔✔Peripheral vasoconstriction
Syncope is the result of - ✔✔Decreased cerebral blood flow
Appropriate treatment of respiratory arrest should include - ✔✔Administration of positive pressure
oxygen and maintenance of the airway
Cricothyroidotomy is the emergency procedure used to establish an airway when a patient experiences -
✔✔Upper airway obstruction that prevents ventilation
An emergency surgical procedure that can be performed to obtain an airway when all conventional
methods have failed is a - ✔✔Cricothyroidotomy
Angina pectoris is most likely to be caused by - ✔✔Heart disease
The most important reason an intravenous line should be established when a myocardial infarction is
suspected is - ✔✔Medications can be administered
Which of the following arrhythmias is most dangerous? - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation
The drug of choice for management of grand mal seizures is IV administration of - ✔✔Diazepam (Valium)
A patient is given an IV general anesthetic with barbiturate and Meperidine (Demerol) to remove an
impacted molar. During surgery the patient has a palpable pulse of 100/min, but the pulse oximetry
oxygen saturation reading is 86%. The patients condition most likely is due to - ✔✔Respiratory
depression
Use of epinephrine results in - ✔✔Peripheral vasoconstriction
