Dental Office Emergencies FINAL review
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the most common emergency to occur in the dental office? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Syncope
What does the prefix 'Brady" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormally slow
What drug is used for a 'severe' allergic reaction? - CORRECT ANSWER - Epinephrine
What possible emergency would a clinician be on the lookout for when a patient says he has
Diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoglycemia
What are 3 important questions to ask a patient who provides a positive response on the medical
history form for asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Severity of attacks
-Frequency of attacks
-Trigger of attacks
n the R.E.P.A.I. R. system for the management of medical emergencies the "E" refers to? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluating the patient's level of consciousness
Name the patient vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER - -Pulse
-Respiration
-Blood Pressure
Name the normal pulse rate for 'well-conditioned athletes"? - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-
60
, What is the term used for the 'force' exerted by the blood against the blood vessel walls? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Blood pressure
What would be administered to an 'unconscious' patient suffering from 'severe' hypoglycemia? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Glucagon IM
Name the artery used to take a patient's pulse in most dental offices? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Radial
How long does it take a patient to have brain damage or coma when a patient is oxygen
deprived? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 minutes
What is considered a normal respiration rate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12-20
What is the 'first' sound you hear when deflating the blood pressure cuff? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Systolic
How many minutes of oxygen does an "E" size oxygen provide? - CORRECT ANSWER -
30 minutes
How can one determine there is a tight seal when using a bag mask? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The chest will rise
Know the ranges of blood pressure for pre hypertension, Stage I, and Stage II. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 120/80
140/90
160/100
What is the percentile of normal blood pressure in children that is based on their own age, sex
and height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 89th %
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is the most common emergency to occur in the dental office? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Syncope
What does the prefix 'Brady" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormally slow
What drug is used for a 'severe' allergic reaction? - CORRECT ANSWER - Epinephrine
What possible emergency would a clinician be on the lookout for when a patient says he has
Diabetes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoglycemia
What are 3 important questions to ask a patient who provides a positive response on the medical
history form for asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Severity of attacks
-Frequency of attacks
-Trigger of attacks
n the R.E.P.A.I. R. system for the management of medical emergencies the "E" refers to? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluating the patient's level of consciousness
Name the patient vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER - -Pulse
-Respiration
-Blood Pressure
Name the normal pulse rate for 'well-conditioned athletes"? - CORRECT ANSWER - 40-
60
, What is the term used for the 'force' exerted by the blood against the blood vessel walls? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Blood pressure
What would be administered to an 'unconscious' patient suffering from 'severe' hypoglycemia? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Glucagon IM
Name the artery used to take a patient's pulse in most dental offices? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Radial
How long does it take a patient to have brain damage or coma when a patient is oxygen
deprived? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 minutes
What is considered a normal respiration rate? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12-20
What is the 'first' sound you hear when deflating the blood pressure cuff? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Systolic
How many minutes of oxygen does an "E" size oxygen provide? - CORRECT ANSWER -
30 minutes
How can one determine there is a tight seal when using a bag mask? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The chest will rise
Know the ranges of blood pressure for pre hypertension, Stage I, and Stage II. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 120/80
140/90
160/100
What is the percentile of normal blood pressure in children that is based on their own age, sex
and height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 89th %
