CDCA OSCE EXAMINER 2026 SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔mesiodens - ✔✔Supernumerary tooth between two permanent maxillary central
incisors
✔✔dens in dente (dens invaginatus) - ✔✔"tooth within a tooth"
*invagination of the crown or tooth that is lined with enamel
✔✔Dens Evaginatus - ✔✔- Looks like an extra cusp or a talon
- Comes out of the tooth
✔✔Dens invaginatus (dens in dente) - ✔✔tooth within a tooth
✔✔what is an oral implication of prozac and Procardia (nifedipine) - ✔✔dry mouth
✔✔Procardia other name - ✔✔nifedipine (calcium channel blocker)
✔✔treatment for a patient having an mild and acute asthma attack - ✔✔sit patient
upwright
use inhaler
✔✔What is orthostatic hypotension? - ✔✔A drop in blood pressure due to a sudden
change of posture.
✔✔what is a side affect of a hypertensive patient - ✔✔orthostatic hypotension
✔✔who has a greater risk of orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔people who take certain
medications such as HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE medication
✔✔...continuing.... including patients who take water pills also called - ✔✔diuretics
, ✔✔what are diuretics - ✔✔chemicals that enhance urinary output
✔✔list medications that are taken that put pt at risk for orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔-
HBP medication
-diuretics
-heart meds such as beta blockers
-drugs for parkinsons
- drugs for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
-trycilic antidpressants
-slidenafil ( Revatio, Viagra)
- narcotics
- alcohol
✔✔using medication to treat high blood pressure in COMBO with other prescription and
OTC medications may cause - ✔✔low blood pressure
✔✔What is hypoglycemia? - ✔✔low blood sugar
✔✔What is hyperglycemia? - ✔✔high blood sugar
✔✔what is another term for hypoglycemia - ✔✔insulin shock - low blood sugar
✔✔when does insulin shock occur - ✔✔when the level of your blood sugar drops
quickly and leads to UNCONCIOUSNESS
✔✔what is a severe form of hypoglycemia - ✔✔insulin shock
✔✔can insulin shock be fatal - ✔✔yes
✔✔what are the 6 common early warning signs of insulin shock - ✔✔confused
tierd
hungry
shaky
sweaty
anxious
✔✔when is your blood sugar level considered low - ✔✔at/below 70 mg/dL
✔✔3 CAUSES of when hypoglycemia occurs - ✔✔1. your body's sugar is USED up too
quickly
2. glucose is released into the bloodstream too slowly
3. too much insulin is released into the bloodstream
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔mesiodens - ✔✔Supernumerary tooth between two permanent maxillary central
incisors
✔✔dens in dente (dens invaginatus) - ✔✔"tooth within a tooth"
*invagination of the crown or tooth that is lined with enamel
✔✔Dens Evaginatus - ✔✔- Looks like an extra cusp or a talon
- Comes out of the tooth
✔✔Dens invaginatus (dens in dente) - ✔✔tooth within a tooth
✔✔what is an oral implication of prozac and Procardia (nifedipine) - ✔✔dry mouth
✔✔Procardia other name - ✔✔nifedipine (calcium channel blocker)
✔✔treatment for a patient having an mild and acute asthma attack - ✔✔sit patient
upwright
use inhaler
✔✔What is orthostatic hypotension? - ✔✔A drop in blood pressure due to a sudden
change of posture.
✔✔what is a side affect of a hypertensive patient - ✔✔orthostatic hypotension
✔✔who has a greater risk of orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔people who take certain
medications such as HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE medication
✔✔...continuing.... including patients who take water pills also called - ✔✔diuretics
, ✔✔what are diuretics - ✔✔chemicals that enhance urinary output
✔✔list medications that are taken that put pt at risk for orthostatic hypotension - ✔✔-
HBP medication
-diuretics
-heart meds such as beta blockers
-drugs for parkinsons
- drugs for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
-trycilic antidpressants
-slidenafil ( Revatio, Viagra)
- narcotics
- alcohol
✔✔using medication to treat high blood pressure in COMBO with other prescription and
OTC medications may cause - ✔✔low blood pressure
✔✔What is hypoglycemia? - ✔✔low blood sugar
✔✔What is hyperglycemia? - ✔✔high blood sugar
✔✔what is another term for hypoglycemia - ✔✔insulin shock - low blood sugar
✔✔when does insulin shock occur - ✔✔when the level of your blood sugar drops
quickly and leads to UNCONCIOUSNESS
✔✔what is a severe form of hypoglycemia - ✔✔insulin shock
✔✔can insulin shock be fatal - ✔✔yes
✔✔what are the 6 common early warning signs of insulin shock - ✔✔confused
tierd
hungry
shaky
sweaty
anxious
✔✔when is your blood sugar level considered low - ✔✔at/below 70 mg/dL
✔✔3 CAUSES of when hypoglycemia occurs - ✔✔1. your body's sugar is USED up too
quickly
2. glucose is released into the bloodstream too slowly
3. too much insulin is released into the bloodstream
