OMSA PAPER ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Patients with dysrhythmia who are symptomatic will complain of chest pain
shortness of breath and p - ✔✔Dizziness and hypotension
✔✔The medication used to treat overdose of benzodiazepines is: - ✔✔Romazicon
✔✔Preliminary treatment of a patient with hypotension includes: - ✔✔Fluid challenge
✔✔MONA stands for: - ✔✔Morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin, aspirin
✔✔Symptoms of angina include: - ✔✔Crushing, squeezing chest pain
✔✔If your patient is determined to be in respiratory depression with a respiratory rate of
7, you would: - ✔✔Head tilt to open the airway and apply a full face mask with positive
pressure O2
✔✔Treatment for angina is: - ✔✔Nitroglycerin
✔✔Treatment for hypertension crisis includes: - ✔✔Beta blocker
✔✔The difference between angina and myocardial infarction is: - ✔✔Angina is caused
by lack of oxygen in the coronary arteries while an MI implies necrosis or death of the
heart muscle
✔✔If a patient doesn't take his antihypertension medication prior to surgery, it can result
in: - ✔✔Rebound hypertension
✔✔The drug for treatment of an overdose of narcotic medications is called: - ✔✔Narcan
, ✔✔Treat ment of bronchospasm is: - ✔✔Beta 2 agonists such as abuteral and
epinephrine
✔✔ASA Guidelines for NPO prior to surgery are: - ✔✔No solids for 6 hours prior to
procedure and clear liquids up to 2 hours before procedure
✔✔The danger of administering Narcan for treatment of respiratory depression is: -
✔✔The Narcan may wear off before the respiratory depressive effect of the narcotics
wear off
✔✔Your sedated patient vomits mid-procedure. What do you do? - ✔✔Roll the patient
to his right side and suction airway
✔✔The most common cause of airway obstruction is: - ✔✔base of tongue falling back
and occluding the airway
✔✔The side effect of succinylcholine to be careful of is: - ✔✔is a muscle relaxant and
can cause patient to stop breathing
✔✔Bronchospasm can be diagnosed by: - ✔✔expiratory wheeze and difficulty in
positive pressure ventilation
✔✔Laryngospasm is a: - ✔✔protective reflex closure of the vocal cords to prevent
foreign material from entering into lungs.
✔✔Bronchospasm occurs when: - ✔✔constriction of smooth muscle walls of the
bronchioles
✔✔Treatment for respiratory depression is: - ✔✔Narcan .4mg IV
✔✔Passage of air into the lungs follow the course: -
✔✔Nose/mouth,nasopharynx,orophacyux, larynx, trachea
✔✔A stage of anesthesia where surgery can be preformed is: - ✔✔3
✔✔Elderly patients require _ medications than younger adults - ✔✔Less
✔✔Children have _ heart rates and _ blood pressures when compared to adults -
✔✔higher, lower
✔✔The following questions should be asked while the patient is in recovery in which
order: - ✔✔Do they still need airway assistance? What is their O2 saturation on room
air? Is the patient awake?
SURE A+
✔✔Patients with dysrhythmia who are symptomatic will complain of chest pain
shortness of breath and p - ✔✔Dizziness and hypotension
✔✔The medication used to treat overdose of benzodiazepines is: - ✔✔Romazicon
✔✔Preliminary treatment of a patient with hypotension includes: - ✔✔Fluid challenge
✔✔MONA stands for: - ✔✔Morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin, aspirin
✔✔Symptoms of angina include: - ✔✔Crushing, squeezing chest pain
✔✔If your patient is determined to be in respiratory depression with a respiratory rate of
7, you would: - ✔✔Head tilt to open the airway and apply a full face mask with positive
pressure O2
✔✔Treatment for angina is: - ✔✔Nitroglycerin
✔✔Treatment for hypertension crisis includes: - ✔✔Beta blocker
✔✔The difference between angina and myocardial infarction is: - ✔✔Angina is caused
by lack of oxygen in the coronary arteries while an MI implies necrosis or death of the
heart muscle
✔✔If a patient doesn't take his antihypertension medication prior to surgery, it can result
in: - ✔✔Rebound hypertension
✔✔The drug for treatment of an overdose of narcotic medications is called: - ✔✔Narcan
, ✔✔Treat ment of bronchospasm is: - ✔✔Beta 2 agonists such as abuteral and
epinephrine
✔✔ASA Guidelines for NPO prior to surgery are: - ✔✔No solids for 6 hours prior to
procedure and clear liquids up to 2 hours before procedure
✔✔The danger of administering Narcan for treatment of respiratory depression is: -
✔✔The Narcan may wear off before the respiratory depressive effect of the narcotics
wear off
✔✔Your sedated patient vomits mid-procedure. What do you do? - ✔✔Roll the patient
to his right side and suction airway
✔✔The most common cause of airway obstruction is: - ✔✔base of tongue falling back
and occluding the airway
✔✔The side effect of succinylcholine to be careful of is: - ✔✔is a muscle relaxant and
can cause patient to stop breathing
✔✔Bronchospasm can be diagnosed by: - ✔✔expiratory wheeze and difficulty in
positive pressure ventilation
✔✔Laryngospasm is a: - ✔✔protective reflex closure of the vocal cords to prevent
foreign material from entering into lungs.
✔✔Bronchospasm occurs when: - ✔✔constriction of smooth muscle walls of the
bronchioles
✔✔Treatment for respiratory depression is: - ✔✔Narcan .4mg IV
✔✔Passage of air into the lungs follow the course: -
✔✔Nose/mouth,nasopharynx,orophacyux, larynx, trachea
✔✔A stage of anesthesia where surgery can be preformed is: - ✔✔3
✔✔Elderly patients require _ medications than younger adults - ✔✔Less
✔✔Children have _ heart rates and _ blood pressures when compared to adults -
✔✔higher, lower
✔✔The following questions should be asked while the patient is in recovery in which
order: - ✔✔Do they still need airway assistance? What is their O2 saturation on room
air? Is the patient awake?
