Comprehensive Exam Resource for Medical Emergencies: Essentials for kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh
Dental Professionals, 2nd Edition
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Multiple Choice kifh
1. What is the MOST common emergency to occur in the dental office?
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A. Mild allergic reaction kifh kifh
B. Angina
C. Syncope
D. Anaphylaxis
2. All of the following procedures will help to prevent an emergency in a dental
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A. accurate medical history taking. kifh kifh kifh
B. taking and recording vital signs. kifh kifh kifh kifh
C. updating the medical emergency kit. kifh kifh kifh kifh
,3. If a patient responds positively on his or her medical history to epilepsy,
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A. dyspnea.
B. hypoglycemia.
C. seizures.
D. none of the above. kifh kifh kifh
4. All of the following questions should be asked of a patient who provides a
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positiveresponse on the medical history for asthma EXCEPT:
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A. severity of attacks. kifh kifh
B. frequency of attacks. kifh kifh
, C. trigger of attacks. kifh kifh
D. all of the above questions should be asked.
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5. A patient with an incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat
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A. ASA I. kifh
B. ASA II. kifh
C. ASA III. kifh
D. ASA IV. kifh
6. A patient that has stable angina or well-controlled Type I diabetes
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would beconsidered:
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A. ASA I. kifh
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C. ASA III. kifh
D. ASA IV. kifh
7. The next MOST available person to the operator whose patient is experiencing
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A. recording events of the emergency. kifh kifh kifh kifh
B. contacting EMS. kifh
C. retrieving the emergency kit. kifh kifh kifh
D. preparing drugs from the kit for use. kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh
8. In the REPAIR system for the management of medical emergencies the “I” refers
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to:
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A. recognizing the signs and symptoms. kifh kifh kifh kifh
B. evaluating the patient’s level of consciousness. kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh
, C. positioning the patient appropriately. kifh kifh kifh
D. implementing the appropriate emergency protocol. kifh kifh kifh kifh
9. Which of the following is a contributing factor in the increase in medical
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A. Decreasing age of the population kifh kifh kifh kifh
B. Advances in healthcare kifh kifh
C. Advances in dentistry kifh kifh
D. None of the above kifh kifh kifh
10. Patient vital signs include all of the following EXCEPT:
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A. pulse.
B. respiration.
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D. weight.
True/False
1. Patients who are tachycardic or bradycardic are less likely to experience a
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2. For patients taking corticosteroids the operator needs to be alert to the signs
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True
Dental Professionals, 2nd Edition
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Multiple Choice kifh
1. What is the MOST common emergency to occur in the dental office?
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A. Mild allergic reaction kifh kifh
B. Angina
C. Syncope
D. Anaphylaxis
2. All of the following procedures will help to prevent an emergency in a dental
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A. accurate medical history taking. kifh kifh kifh
B. taking and recording vital signs. kifh kifh kifh kifh
C. updating the medical emergency kit. kifh kifh kifh kifh
,3. If a patient responds positively on his or her medical history to epilepsy,
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A. dyspnea.
B. hypoglycemia.
C. seizures.
D. none of the above. kifh kifh kifh
4. All of the following questions should be asked of a patient who provides a
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positiveresponse on the medical history for asthma EXCEPT:
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A. severity of attacks. kifh kifh
B. frequency of attacks. kifh kifh
, C. trigger of attacks. kifh kifh
D. all of the above questions should be asked.
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5. A patient with an incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat
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A. ASA I. kifh
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C. ASA III. kifh
D. ASA IV. kifh
6. A patient that has stable angina or well-controlled Type I diabetes
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C. ASA III. kifh
D. ASA IV. kifh
7. The next MOST available person to the operator whose patient is experiencing
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A. recording events of the emergency. kifh kifh kifh kifh
B. contacting EMS. kifh
C. retrieving the emergency kit. kifh kifh kifh
D. preparing drugs from the kit for use. kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh kifh
8. In the REPAIR system for the management of medical emergencies the “I” refers
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A. recognizing the signs and symptoms. kifh kifh kifh kifh
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, C. positioning the patient appropriately. kifh kifh kifh
D. implementing the appropriate emergency protocol. kifh kifh kifh kifh
9. Which of the following is a contributing factor in the increase in medical
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A. Decreasing age of the population kifh kifh kifh kifh
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C. Advances in dentistry kifh kifh
D. None of the above kifh kifh kifh
10. Patient vital signs include all of the following EXCEPT:
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A. pulse.
B. respiration.
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D. weight.
True/False
1. Patients who are tachycardic or bradycardic are less likely to experience a
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True
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2. For patients taking corticosteroids the operator needs to be alert to the signs
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kifh andsymptoms of adrenal insufficiency.
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True
