CALAOMS EXAM (ACTUAL 2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED)
Your patient is really really nervous. You probably want to give
this patient an anesthetic agent targeted at: - ---Answers----
The Center for Emotion
The main organ that processes the anesthetic drugs and
changes the chemical structure of the drug is the: - ---
Answers----Liver
Increased heart rate and blood pressure are due to stimulation
of the: - ---Answers----Sympathetic system
Normally, a nerve cell is POLARIZED. This means: - ---
Answers----There are more positive ions on the outside of the
cell membrane and more negative ions on the inside of the
cell.
Increase in salivation is due to stimulation of the: - ---
Answers----Parasympathetic system
Nerves conduct impulses by: - ---Answers----Depolarization
of the nerve membrane
Atropine or glycopyyrolate are sometimes given to: - ---
Answers----reduce salivary secretions
,Steroids are used to: - ---Answers----decrease swelling and
inflammation
The function of narcotics is to: - ---Answers----minimize or
eliminate pain
True or False: Morphine is stronger than Fentanyl. - ---
Answers----False
Nitrous Oxide: - ---Answers----is stored in blue tanks,
produces euphoria and promotes relaxation, should always be
used in combination with oxygen, is a non-flammable liquid
The action of benzodiazipines is to: - ---Answers----relax and
sedate the patient
Oxygen: - ---Answers----is stored in green tanks, should be
administerd to every patient undergoing sedation or general
anesthesia, should be administered at a concentration of 30%
or higher when given with other inhaled agents, should be
given cautiously to patients with COPD
Benzodiazipines are reversed by: - ---Answers----Romazicon
(flumazinil)
,Simply shutting off Nitrous Oxide and allowing the patient to
breathe room air can result in: - ---Answers----Diffusion
Hypoxia
The most rapid and effective method of administration of drugs
is: - ---Answers----Intravenously (IV)
Ketamine is classified as a: - ---Answers----Dissociative
Anesthetic
Early signs of a local anesthetic overdose include: - ---
Answers----Anxiety, talkative, disoriented
Propofol is classified as a: - ---Answers----Sedative Hypnotic
Brevital may predispose the patient to: - ---Answers----
Laryngospasm
Brevital is classified as a: - ---Answers----Barbiturate
True or False: Ketamine can cause respiratory depression. - --
-Answers----False
Contraindications for the use of Propofol include allergy to: - -
--Answers----Eggs, Soy
, True or False: Brevital can cause respiratory depression. - ---
Answers----True
Which category of patients will usually require MORE
Propofol? - ---Answers----Children and women
Acetominophen toxicity affects which organ? - ---Answers---
-Liver
A 78 year old female is given 5 mg Versed and 50 micrograms
of Fentanyl. She now needs her chin tilted upwards to keep
her airway open and she does not respond to verbal stimuli.
Her level of sedation is: - ---Answers----Deep sedation,
possibly general anesthetic
The target organ for anesthetic drugs is: - ---Answers----
Brain
ASA NPO guidelines recommend restriction of clear fluids ____
hours before the procedure and restriction of solid food ____
hours before the procedure. - ---Answers----2 and 6
Agents that induce respiratory depression include all EXCEPT:
- ---Answers----Dissociative anesthetics
True or False? It is easy to prevent a patient from progressing
from a moderate sedation to a general anesthetic. - ---
Answers----False
VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED)
Your patient is really really nervous. You probably want to give
this patient an anesthetic agent targeted at: - ---Answers----
The Center for Emotion
The main organ that processes the anesthetic drugs and
changes the chemical structure of the drug is the: - ---
Answers----Liver
Increased heart rate and blood pressure are due to stimulation
of the: - ---Answers----Sympathetic system
Normally, a nerve cell is POLARIZED. This means: - ---
Answers----There are more positive ions on the outside of the
cell membrane and more negative ions on the inside of the
cell.
Increase in salivation is due to stimulation of the: - ---
Answers----Parasympathetic system
Nerves conduct impulses by: - ---Answers----Depolarization
of the nerve membrane
Atropine or glycopyyrolate are sometimes given to: - ---
Answers----reduce salivary secretions
,Steroids are used to: - ---Answers----decrease swelling and
inflammation
The function of narcotics is to: - ---Answers----minimize or
eliminate pain
True or False: Morphine is stronger than Fentanyl. - ---
Answers----False
Nitrous Oxide: - ---Answers----is stored in blue tanks,
produces euphoria and promotes relaxation, should always be
used in combination with oxygen, is a non-flammable liquid
The action of benzodiazipines is to: - ---Answers----relax and
sedate the patient
Oxygen: - ---Answers----is stored in green tanks, should be
administerd to every patient undergoing sedation or general
anesthesia, should be administered at a concentration of 30%
or higher when given with other inhaled agents, should be
given cautiously to patients with COPD
Benzodiazipines are reversed by: - ---Answers----Romazicon
(flumazinil)
,Simply shutting off Nitrous Oxide and allowing the patient to
breathe room air can result in: - ---Answers----Diffusion
Hypoxia
The most rapid and effective method of administration of drugs
is: - ---Answers----Intravenously (IV)
Ketamine is classified as a: - ---Answers----Dissociative
Anesthetic
Early signs of a local anesthetic overdose include: - ---
Answers----Anxiety, talkative, disoriented
Propofol is classified as a: - ---Answers----Sedative Hypnotic
Brevital may predispose the patient to: - ---Answers----
Laryngospasm
Brevital is classified as a: - ---Answers----Barbiturate
True or False: Ketamine can cause respiratory depression. - --
-Answers----False
Contraindications for the use of Propofol include allergy to: - -
--Answers----Eggs, Soy
, True or False: Brevital can cause respiratory depression. - ---
Answers----True
Which category of patients will usually require MORE
Propofol? - ---Answers----Children and women
Acetominophen toxicity affects which organ? - ---Answers---
-Liver
A 78 year old female is given 5 mg Versed and 50 micrograms
of Fentanyl. She now needs her chin tilted upwards to keep
her airway open and she does not respond to verbal stimuli.
Her level of sedation is: - ---Answers----Deep sedation,
possibly general anesthetic
The target organ for anesthetic drugs is: - ---Answers----
Brain
ASA NPO guidelines recommend restriction of clear fluids ____
hours before the procedure and restriction of solid food ____
hours before the procedure. - ---Answers----2 and 6
Agents that induce respiratory depression include all EXCEPT:
- ---Answers----Dissociative anesthetics
True or False? It is easy to prevent a patient from progressing
from a moderate sedation to a general anesthetic. - ---
Answers----False
