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The most common category of medical emergency in the dental environment is: |
altered consciousness |
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The single most important step in preparing the office and staff to successfully manage a medical emergency is: |
a well-prepared office emergency team |
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Basic life support for Healthcare Providers has been redefined to include what? |
defibrilation |
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Emergency assistance should be sought: |
whenever the doctor feels it is prudent to do so |
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Which of the emergency drugs is administered by injection? |
epinephrine |
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Proper positioning for the patient suffering an acute asthmatic episode is: |
45 degrees upright |
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In the unconscious victim the most common cause of airway obstruction is: |
the tongue |
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Seeing spontaneous respiratory movements of the chest in the unconscious victim indicates that |
the victim is attempting to breath, but the airway may still be obstructed |
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The P in the sequence PABCD stands for: |
Position |
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Epinephrine is an essential drug in the dentist's emergency medical kit. The correct dose for the treatment of anaphylactic shock is: |
.3 to 5 mg, 1:1,000 |
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Having a patient chew 325 mg of aspirin is indicated for management of: |
Myocardial infarction |
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The best indication for administering epinephrine for medical emergencies in the dental office is for the treatment of: |
Anaphylactic shock |
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A relatively new device that should be increasingly common in the dentist's emergency kit i |
Automatic external defibrillator |
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Which of the following algorithms best describes the current scheme in treating medical emergencies? |
PABCD |
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A 63 year old patient starts slurring his speech and presents with a right-side facial droop. Local anesthesia was not given. The most likely diagnosis is: |
Cerebral vascular accident |
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Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain in angina patients primarily by acting as a: |
Vasodilator |
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The patient becomes unconscious in your office. You should assume the patient has this diagnosis, until proven otherwise |
vasedepressor syncope (simple faint) |
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Which of the following is the most important factor in determining whether someone will survive a cardiac arrest? |
Performing CPR within 4-6 minutes of arrest |
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The patient is breathing rapidly and is wheezing. You suspect asthma and administer: |
Inhalational bronchodialator |
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Rapid transport of the stroke patient to the hospital is critical because: |
Morbidity can be reduced if fibronolytic therapy is given within 3 hours |
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Your patient is conscious, obese and is suffering from a compete foreign body airway obstruction. You cannot get your arms around the patient to perform a normal Heimlich maneuver. You should: |
Have the patient fall on a chair, in essence performing their own Heimlich maneuver |
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Supplying supplemental oxygen to the patient is indicated for all conditions except: |
Hyperventilation syndrome |
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A nervous 23 year old patient complains of tingling in their fingers and toes. You suspect hyperventilation syndrome and: |
Have the patient breath slowly and deeply into their hands |
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The head tilt chin lie maneuver is necessary in an unconscious patient because: |
It opens the airway by distracting the base of the tongue |