DAANCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

DAANCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Addison's disease - ANS A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronzelike pigmentation of the skin Adjunctive agents - ANS Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agents to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent Allergenicity - ANS Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals Alveolus (plural: alveoli) - ANS A small air sac within the body of the lung Amide - ANS A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (eg, lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine). Amnesia - ANS Failure to remember events related to surgery Analgesia - ANS Insensitivity to pain Anaphylaxis - ANS A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses, including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, construction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse Anemia - ANS A reduction in the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream Angina pectoris - ANS Pain in the chest, with a feeling of suffocation, usually due to deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium Antecubital - ANS Situated in front of the elbow Antecubital fossa - ANS The depression between the forearm and the upper arm that is literally "in front of the elbow" Anticholinergic - ANS A drug that counteracts the action of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system and thereby blocks the action of the parasympathetic nerves Antiemetic - ANS A drug that counteracts nausea and vomiting Antisialagogue - ANS A drug that counteracts the production of saliva Anxiolytic - ANS Drugs that reduce anxiety, agitation, or tension (eg, Valium, midazolam) Aorta - ANS The main trunk (a very large artery) from which the arterial system proceeds Apnea - ANS Absence or cessation of breathing Arrest rhythms - ANS Cardiac rhythms in which there is cardiac arrest. Some arrest rhythms such as pulseless ventricular tachycardia are accompanied by a rhythm display, but there is no contraction