Med Emergency

Front 1

The most common category of medical emergency in the dental environment is:

Back 1

altered consciousness

Front 2

The single most important step in preparing the office and staff to successfully manage a medical emergency is:

Back 2

a well-prepared office emergency team

Front 3

Basic life support for Healthcare Providers has been redefined to include what?

Back 3

defibrilation

Front 4

Emergency assistance should be sought:

Back 4

whenever the doctor feels it is prudent to do so

Front 5

Which of the emergency drugs is administered by injection?

Back 5

epinephrine

Front 6

Proper positioning for the patient suffering an acute asthmatic episode is:

Back 6

45 degrees upright

Front 7

In the unconscious victim the most common cause of airway obstruction is:

Back 7

the tongue

Front 8

Seeing spontaneous respiratory movements of the chest in the unconscious victim indicates that

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the victim is attempting to breath, but the airway may still be obstructed

Front 9

The P in the sequence PABCD stands for:

Back 9

Position

Front 10

Epinephrine is an essential drug in the dentist's emergency medical kit. The correct dose for the treatment of anaphylactic shock is:

Back 10

.3 to 5 mg, 1:1,000

Front 11

Having a patient chew 325 mg of aspirin is indicated for management of:

Back 11

Myocardial infarction

Front 12

The best indication for administering epinephrine for medical emergencies in the dental office is for the treatment of:

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Anaphylactic shock

Front 13

A relatively new device that should be increasingly common in the dentist's emergency kit i

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Automatic external defibrillator

Front 14

Which of the following algorithms best describes the current scheme in treating medical emergencies?

Back 14

PABCD

Front 15

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:

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Cerebral vascular accident

Front 16

Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain in angina patients primarily by acting as a:

Back 16

Vasodilator

Front 17

The patient becomes unconscious in your office. You should assume the patient has this diagnosis, until proven otherwise

Back 17

vasedepressor syncope (simple faint)

Front 18

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining whether someone will survive a cardiac arrest?

Back 18

Performing CPR within 4-6 minutes of arrest

Front 19

The patient is breathing rapidly and is wheezing. You suspect asthma and administer:

Back 19

Inhalational bronchodialator

Front 20

Rapid transport of the stroke patient to the hospital is critical because:

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Morbidity can be reduced if fibronolytic therapy is given within 3 hours

Front 21

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:

Back 21

Have the patient fall on a chair, in essence performing their own Heimlich maneuver

Front 22

Supplying supplemental oxygen to the patient is indicated for all conditions except:

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Hyperventilation syndrome

Front 23

A nervous 23 year old patient complains of tingling in their fingers and toes. You suspect hyperventilation syndrome and:

Back 23

Have the patient breath slowly and deeply into their hands

Front 24

The head tilt chin lie maneuver is necessary in an unconscious patient because:

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It opens the airway by distracting the base of the tongue