OMSA final review questions with correct answers

Your patient arrives for a 1:30 pm surgery and admits he had a sip of water at 1:00pm so he has been NPO for only 30 mins. You tell him: CORRECT ANSWER its ok to proceed but we must wait 1.5 hours There are two main categories of local anesthesia used in dentistry. The most common category of local anesthetic used in oral surgery is an: CORRECT ANSWER Amide You have a 68 yo male pt who has a history of HTN. He has a heart attack awhile back. When he had the heart attack he states he had an angioplasty with one stent placed. He's really anxious and wants sedation for his ext's. Which anesthetic agent would you want to avoid? CORRECT ANSWER Ketamin A patient is displaying stridor intraoperatively. You have terminated the surgery, packed off the site, suctioned the back of the throat, repositioned the airway, pushed on the chest to listen for a "huff", and the patient continue to be symptomatic. Which drug would you consider giving? CORRECT ANSWER Succinylcholine The QRS complex in the EKG represents: CORRECT ANSWER Ventricluar depolarization The correct sequence of airflow from the nose to the lungs is: CORRECT ANSWER Nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, trachea, lungs