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Medical Emergencies: Essentials for Dental
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1. What is the MOST common emergency to occur in the dental office?
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B. Angina

C. Syncope

D. Anaphylaxis

2. All of the following procedures will help to prevent an emergency in a
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3. If a patient responds positively on his or her medical history to epilepsy,
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you willneed to be on the lookout for:
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A. dyspnea.

B. hypoglycemia.

C. seizures.

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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.
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B. frequency of attacks.
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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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to lifewould be categorized as:
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6. A patient that has stable angina or well-controlled Type I diabetes
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7. The next MOST available person to the operator whose patient is
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experiencing anemergency is responsible for:
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A. recording events of the emergency. eter eter eter eter




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D. preparing drugs from the kit for use. eter eter eter eter eter eter




8. In the REPAIR system for the management of medical emergencies the “I”
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refers to:
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B. evaluating the patient’s level of consciousness. eter eter eter eter eter




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