CMC competency Question &
Answers Updated 2026
hypertension:BweBwantBtoBknowBpatientBhasBtakenB____,BcurrentBlevelBofB_____,BandBbeBca
utiousBofBinteractionBwith...B-BAnswermeds
currentBlevelBofBcontrol
interactionBwithBepi
afterBaBmyocardialBinfarction,BhowBlongBmustByouBwaitBbeforeBperformingBanyBelectiveBdenta
lBprocedures?BwhatBifBpatientBhadBanBMIBlessBthanB30BdaysBago?B-BAnswer4-6Bweeks
ifBMIB<B30BdaysBago,BtreatBemergenciesBonly
4BtypesBofBdrugsBthatBcanBincreaseBBPB-BAnswerbarbiturates
coldBandBcoughBmedications
NSAIDs
immune-suppressants
ForBptBthatBpresentsBwithBhighBBP,BwhatBareBsomeBDM-1BlevelBmodifications?B-
BAnswercheckBBPBtwice,BatBleastB5BminutesBapart
checkBwithBpatientBifBtheyBtookBtheirBmedications
ForBptBthatBpresentsBwithBhighBBP,BwhatBareBsomeBDM-2BlevelBmodifications?B-
BAnswerstress/anxietyBreduction
giveBlimitedBanesthesiaBdependingBonBpatient'sBmedications
,avoidBIVBanestheticBinjection
monitorBsideBeffectsBofBanyBmedicationsBthatBcanBcauseBorthostaticBhypotensionBand/orBdryB
mouth
ForBptBthatBpresentsBwithBhighBBP,BwhatBareBsomeBDM-3BlevelBmodifications?B-
BAnsweravoidBNSAIDsBforBprolongedBuse
inBhypertensiveBpatients,BweBlimitBamountBofBvasoconstrictorBupBtoB-BAnswer3Bcarpules
canByouBuseBnitrousBoxideBorBanxiolyticsBinBhypertensiveBpatient?B-BAnsweryes
managementBstrategiesBforBhypertensiveBpatient?B-BAnswermonitorBvitalBsigns
limitBamountBofBvasoconstrictor
noBepicBretractionBcord
stressBreduction
aspirateBafterBinjection
avoidBNSAIDs
assessBforBxerostomia
PatientBwhoBhasBhadBTIABlessBthanBaBmonthBago,BdoBweBgiveBelectiveBcareB-
BAnswerno,BandBbeBcautiousBupBtoB3Bmonths
howBdoBweBmanageBbleedingBinBhypertensiveBpatients?B-BAnswerlocalBmeasures
avoidBNSAIDs
,shorterBappointments
minimizeBstress
determineBpatient'sBcognitiveBlevel
whichBBPBdoBweBstartBlimitingBepiB-
BAnswer>B150/90BorBsignificantBsymptomsBofBcardiacBdistress
ifBpatientBisBstageB2BhypertensiveBthenBlimitBepiBtoB-BAnswer2
ifBpatientBisBtakingB_____BweBmustBavoidBepinephrineBCOMPLETELYB-
BAnswerdigoxinB(digitalis)
ifBpatientBisBtakingBnon-selectiveBbetaBblockersBdoBweBlimitBepiB-BAnswerlimitBtoB2Bcarpules
whichBanti-hypertensiveBdrugsBcanBcauseBxerostomiaB-BAnswerACEBinhibitors
thiazideBdiuretics
loopBdiuretics
clonidine
whichBanti-hypertensiveBdrugsBcanBcauseBgingivalBhyperplasiaB-BAnswerCCBsB(nifedipine)
non-antihypertensiveBdrugsBthatBcanBcauseBgingivalBhyperplasiaB-
BAnswercyclosporineB(transplant)
phenytoinBdilantinB(anti-epilepsy)
, whichBdrugsBcanBcauseBorthostaticBhypotensionB-BAnswerbetaBblockers
ACEi
diuretics
canBCCBsBcauseBorthostaticBhypotensionB-BAnswerno
atBwhichBBPBdoBweBdeferBdentalBtreatmentB-BAnswer>B180/110
atBwhichBINRBrangeBisBItBokBtoBperformBdentalBtreatmentBincludingBminorBoralBsurgeriesB-
BAnswerINRB2-3.5
atrialBfibrillationBpatientBDM-1BmodificationsB-BAnswerobtainBpre-treatmentBvitalBsigns
considerBpreoperativeBsedationBN2O,BO2
comfortableBchairBposition
shortBmorningBappointments
INRBifBtakingBCoumadin
atrialBfibrillationBpatientBDM-2BmodificationsB-BAnswermonitorBvitals
limitBepi
ensureBprofoundBanesthesia
avoidBdrugBinteractions
Answers Updated 2026
hypertension:BweBwantBtoBknowBpatientBhasBtakenB____,BcurrentBlevelBofB_____,BandBbeBca
utiousBofBinteractionBwith...B-BAnswermeds
currentBlevelBofBcontrol
interactionBwithBepi
afterBaBmyocardialBinfarction,BhowBlongBmustByouBwaitBbeforeBperformingBanyBelectiveBdenta
lBprocedures?BwhatBifBpatientBhadBanBMIBlessBthanB30BdaysBago?B-BAnswer4-6Bweeks
ifBMIB<B30BdaysBago,BtreatBemergenciesBonly
4BtypesBofBdrugsBthatBcanBincreaseBBPB-BAnswerbarbiturates
coldBandBcoughBmedications
NSAIDs
immune-suppressants
ForBptBthatBpresentsBwithBhighBBP,BwhatBareBsomeBDM-1BlevelBmodifications?B-
BAnswercheckBBPBtwice,BatBleastB5BminutesBapart
checkBwithBpatientBifBtheyBtookBtheirBmedications
ForBptBthatBpresentsBwithBhighBBP,BwhatBareBsomeBDM-2BlevelBmodifications?B-
BAnswerstress/anxietyBreduction
giveBlimitedBanesthesiaBdependingBonBpatient'sBmedications
,avoidBIVBanestheticBinjection
monitorBsideBeffectsBofBanyBmedicationsBthatBcanBcauseBorthostaticBhypotensionBand/orBdryB
mouth
ForBptBthatBpresentsBwithBhighBBP,BwhatBareBsomeBDM-3BlevelBmodifications?B-
BAnsweravoidBNSAIDsBforBprolongedBuse
inBhypertensiveBpatients,BweBlimitBamountBofBvasoconstrictorBupBtoB-BAnswer3Bcarpules
canByouBuseBnitrousBoxideBorBanxiolyticsBinBhypertensiveBpatient?B-BAnsweryes
managementBstrategiesBforBhypertensiveBpatient?B-BAnswermonitorBvitalBsigns
limitBamountBofBvasoconstrictor
noBepicBretractionBcord
stressBreduction
aspirateBafterBinjection
avoidBNSAIDs
assessBforBxerostomia
PatientBwhoBhasBhadBTIABlessBthanBaBmonthBago,BdoBweBgiveBelectiveBcareB-
BAnswerno,BandBbeBcautiousBupBtoB3Bmonths
howBdoBweBmanageBbleedingBinBhypertensiveBpatients?B-BAnswerlocalBmeasures
avoidBNSAIDs
,shorterBappointments
minimizeBstress
determineBpatient'sBcognitiveBlevel
whichBBPBdoBweBstartBlimitingBepiB-
BAnswer>B150/90BorBsignificantBsymptomsBofBcardiacBdistress
ifBpatientBisBstageB2BhypertensiveBthenBlimitBepiBtoB-BAnswer2
ifBpatientBisBtakingB_____BweBmustBavoidBepinephrineBCOMPLETELYB-
BAnswerdigoxinB(digitalis)
ifBpatientBisBtakingBnon-selectiveBbetaBblockersBdoBweBlimitBepiB-BAnswerlimitBtoB2Bcarpules
whichBanti-hypertensiveBdrugsBcanBcauseBxerostomiaB-BAnswerACEBinhibitors
thiazideBdiuretics
loopBdiuretics
clonidine
whichBanti-hypertensiveBdrugsBcanBcauseBgingivalBhyperplasiaB-BAnswerCCBsB(nifedipine)
non-antihypertensiveBdrugsBthatBcanBcauseBgingivalBhyperplasiaB-
BAnswercyclosporineB(transplant)
phenytoinBdilantinB(anti-epilepsy)
, whichBdrugsBcanBcauseBorthostaticBhypotensionB-BAnswerbetaBblockers
ACEi
diuretics
canBCCBsBcauseBorthostaticBhypotensionB-BAnswerno
atBwhichBBPBdoBweBdeferBdentalBtreatmentB-BAnswer>B180/110
atBwhichBINRBrangeBisBItBokBtoBperformBdentalBtreatmentBincludingBminorBoralBsurgeriesB-
BAnswerINRB2-3.5
atrialBfibrillationBpatientBDM-1BmodificationsB-BAnswerobtainBpre-treatmentBvitalBsigns
considerBpreoperativeBsedationBN2O,BO2
comfortableBchairBposition
shortBmorningBappointments
INRBifBtakingBCoumadin
atrialBfibrillationBpatientBDM-2BmodificationsB-BAnswermonitorBvitals
limitBepi
ensureBprofoundBanesthesia
avoidBdrugBinteractions