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A patient with type one diabetes would typically be giving themselves shots of
insulin to control their Blood glucose into control their diabetes. - ANSWER -True
Which of the following drugs is most commonly associated with respiratory
depression when given by IV? - ANSWER -Fentanyl
The most concerning signs and symptoms of an acute anaphylactic reaction are -
ANSWER -Airway edema and circulatory collapse
Which monitor gives the most information about ventilation - ANSWER -
Capnograph
You are doing a bicuspid extraction on a 20-year-old male under general
anesthesia. He doesn't seem that deep because he keeps moving his tongue all over
the place. The chin or notices that the pulse oximeter measurement is dropping and
that his chest shows paradoxical rocking. He stopped the procedure, pack off the
site, inspection went very well. Next you try to give him positive pressure
ventilation, but this is unsuccessful. There is no crowing sound. You count the
teeth on the tray, and although you did for extractions, you can only find three.
Your doctor quickly looks with the laryngoscope, sees the tooth, but cannot get it
out. The saturation is now down to 42 and the patient is beginning to appear ashen.
Your next step is - ANSWER -Perform cricothyrotomy (surgical airway)
A laryngospasm is a disorder of the - ANSWER -Upper airway
Angina is potentially reversible - ANSWER -True
You are starting an IV on your patient in the antecubital fossa. The artery that you
want to avoid in the antecubital fossa is - ANSWER -Brachial artery
The two types of diabetes that are classically characterized as the following -
ANSWER -Type one is insulin dependent and type two is non-insulin dependent
The left side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood - ANSWER -False
,Myocardial infarction of the heart muscle is reversible - ANSWER -False
Asthma is a disease of the lungs. It is specifically considered a disease of the -
ANSWER -Lower airway, bronchiolar constriction
Classic symptoms of congestive heart failure include - ANSWER -Shortness of
breath and swollen ankles
Your patient arrives for a 1:30 PM surgery he admits he was so thirsty he had a sip
of water at 1 PM so he has been NPO for only 30 minutes. He assures you it was
just a sip of water and nothing more. You can tell him - ANSWER -It's OK to
proceed but we must wait 1.5 hours
You are discussing postoperative instructions with your patient who has a history
of high blood pressure. Suddenly, the patient begins talking but his speech does not
make sense. One side of his face droops and he states his arms week. These are
signs that he is having a - ANSWER -Stroke
Drugs given to patients are usually excreted from the body after they leave which
organ - ANSWER -Kidney
The P-wave in the EKG represents - ANSWER -Atrial depolarization
Do you have a 68-year-old male patient who has a history of hypertension. He had
a heart attack a while back. When he had the heart attack he states he had an
angioplasty with one stamp place. He is really anxious and definitely wants to go
to sleep for his extractions. Which anesthetic agent what do you want to avoid -
ANSWER -Ketamine
Angina is due to - ANSWER -Decrease blood flow to the heart muscle
Insulin converts - ANSWER -glucose to glycogen
Your patient is a 17-year-old female who has an abscess third molar. Review of
her medical history reveals no allergies to any medication and her mother confirm
this at the consultation. Your doctor administer is penicillin through the IV because
infection is so severe. Minutes later you notice a rash rapidly spreading on her
chest and she has a weezing sounds. Your immediate reaction is to - ANSWER -
Give this patient IV Benadryl and IV epinephrine if needed
, The most common cardiac rhythm seen on the EKG for an adult patient in cardiac
arrest is - ANSWER -Ventricular fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a type of heart rhythm patients who have this rhythm will have
an irregular pulse - ANSWER -True
Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system will result in - ANSWER -
Increased heart rate and increased blood pressure
The QRS complex in the EKG represents - ANSWER -ventricular depolarization
Epinephrine is one of the Components of local anesthesia. When epi-nephron is
added to a local anesthesia it helps maintain the local anesthetic closer to the
inferior alveolar nerve potentially making it more effective for profound local
anesthesia. This should theoretically - ANSWER -Decrease the number of
cartridges needed to obtain profound local anesthesia
The pulse oximeter gives us information on - ANSWER -Oxygenation
A pediatric airway is different than adult airway in that - ANSWER -Kids have a
larger tongue and a conical shaped airway
Your patient is relatively difficult anesthetic he is morbidly obese with a short
neck, recess lower job, and Milan petty score of five. You're struggling to chin
him. You've already put in a nasal pharyngeal airway. What else might you try it
before you intubate him? - ANSWER -Laryngeal-mask-airway
The agent that is used to reverse the effects of midozalam (versed) is - ANSWER
-Romazicon (flumazenil)
A patient who is a 72-year-old male presents for his implant surgery. He has a
history of MM I six years ago with angioplasty and stent. He tells you that he
stopped his aspirin a week ago it was not instructed by his physician but he just did
that on his own. Before you start, he complains of a vague chest pain, almost like
indigestion, but it is radiating to his left arm. He is also sweating. Your diagnosis
for this patient is - ANSWER -Angina, possible heart attack
You have a patient that is a 17 year-old female who is undergoing the removal of
all four wisdom teeth. She has a history of asthma which was more prevalent as a
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A patient with type one diabetes would typically be giving themselves shots of
insulin to control their Blood glucose into control their diabetes. - ANSWER -True
Which of the following drugs is most commonly associated with respiratory
depression when given by IV? - ANSWER -Fentanyl
The most concerning signs and symptoms of an acute anaphylactic reaction are -
ANSWER -Airway edema and circulatory collapse
Which monitor gives the most information about ventilation - ANSWER -
Capnograph
You are doing a bicuspid extraction on a 20-year-old male under general
anesthesia. He doesn't seem that deep because he keeps moving his tongue all over
the place. The chin or notices that the pulse oximeter measurement is dropping and
that his chest shows paradoxical rocking. He stopped the procedure, pack off the
site, inspection went very well. Next you try to give him positive pressure
ventilation, but this is unsuccessful. There is no crowing sound. You count the
teeth on the tray, and although you did for extractions, you can only find three.
Your doctor quickly looks with the laryngoscope, sees the tooth, but cannot get it
out. The saturation is now down to 42 and the patient is beginning to appear ashen.
Your next step is - ANSWER -Perform cricothyrotomy (surgical airway)
A laryngospasm is a disorder of the - ANSWER -Upper airway
Angina is potentially reversible - ANSWER -True
You are starting an IV on your patient in the antecubital fossa. The artery that you
want to avoid in the antecubital fossa is - ANSWER -Brachial artery
The two types of diabetes that are classically characterized as the following -
ANSWER -Type one is insulin dependent and type two is non-insulin dependent
The left side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood - ANSWER -False
,Myocardial infarction of the heart muscle is reversible - ANSWER -False
Asthma is a disease of the lungs. It is specifically considered a disease of the -
ANSWER -Lower airway, bronchiolar constriction
Classic symptoms of congestive heart failure include - ANSWER -Shortness of
breath and swollen ankles
Your patient arrives for a 1:30 PM surgery he admits he was so thirsty he had a sip
of water at 1 PM so he has been NPO for only 30 minutes. He assures you it was
just a sip of water and nothing more. You can tell him - ANSWER -It's OK to
proceed but we must wait 1.5 hours
You are discussing postoperative instructions with your patient who has a history
of high blood pressure. Suddenly, the patient begins talking but his speech does not
make sense. One side of his face droops and he states his arms week. These are
signs that he is having a - ANSWER -Stroke
Drugs given to patients are usually excreted from the body after they leave which
organ - ANSWER -Kidney
The P-wave in the EKG represents - ANSWER -Atrial depolarization
Do you have a 68-year-old male patient who has a history of hypertension. He had
a heart attack a while back. When he had the heart attack he states he had an
angioplasty with one stamp place. He is really anxious and definitely wants to go
to sleep for his extractions. Which anesthetic agent what do you want to avoid -
ANSWER -Ketamine
Angina is due to - ANSWER -Decrease blood flow to the heart muscle
Insulin converts - ANSWER -glucose to glycogen
Your patient is a 17-year-old female who has an abscess third molar. Review of
her medical history reveals no allergies to any medication and her mother confirm
this at the consultation. Your doctor administer is penicillin through the IV because
infection is so severe. Minutes later you notice a rash rapidly spreading on her
chest and she has a weezing sounds. Your immediate reaction is to - ANSWER -
Give this patient IV Benadryl and IV epinephrine if needed
, The most common cardiac rhythm seen on the EKG for an adult patient in cardiac
arrest is - ANSWER -Ventricular fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a type of heart rhythm patients who have this rhythm will have
an irregular pulse - ANSWER -True
Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system will result in - ANSWER -
Increased heart rate and increased blood pressure
The QRS complex in the EKG represents - ANSWER -ventricular depolarization
Epinephrine is one of the Components of local anesthesia. When epi-nephron is
added to a local anesthesia it helps maintain the local anesthetic closer to the
inferior alveolar nerve potentially making it more effective for profound local
anesthesia. This should theoretically - ANSWER -Decrease the number of
cartridges needed to obtain profound local anesthesia
The pulse oximeter gives us information on - ANSWER -Oxygenation
A pediatric airway is different than adult airway in that - ANSWER -Kids have a
larger tongue and a conical shaped airway
Your patient is relatively difficult anesthetic he is morbidly obese with a short
neck, recess lower job, and Milan petty score of five. You're struggling to chin
him. You've already put in a nasal pharyngeal airway. What else might you try it
before you intubate him? - ANSWER -Laryngeal-mask-airway
The agent that is used to reverse the effects of midozalam (versed) is - ANSWER
-Romazicon (flumazenil)
A patient who is a 72-year-old male presents for his implant surgery. He has a
history of MM I six years ago with angioplasty and stent. He tells you that he
stopped his aspirin a week ago it was not instructed by his physician but he just did
that on his own. Before you start, he complains of a vague chest pain, almost like
indigestion, but it is radiating to his left arm. He is also sweating. Your diagnosis
for this patient is - ANSWER -Angina, possible heart attack
You have a patient that is a 17 year-old female who is undergoing the removal of
all four wisdom teeth. She has a history of asthma which was more prevalent as a
