DAANCE Test (Textbook Questions) QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 25
The T wave on a cardiac monitor tracing is evidence of what change in cardiac function? ANS -
Repolarization of the ventricles
What anatomical structure located at the top of the larynx closes the airway and prevents foreign
bodied from entering the trachea? ANS - Epiglottis
What structure is most likely to cause obstruction of the airway when an anesthetized patient is lying in
a supine position? ANS - Tongue
Blood is pumping to the lungs from the heart through which vessel? ANS - Pulmonary artery
What is the normal sequence for the flow of blood through the heart and lungs? ANS - right atrium,
right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta
The small sac- like structure located at the end of the respirator tract in which oxygen and carbon
dioxide are exchanged. ANS - Alveoli
What structures may be involved in a patient who has and upper respiratory infection? ANS - Nose,
sinuses, and bronchioles
The soft tissue valve that covers the larynx and allows food to enter the esophagus is called the? ANS -
Epiglottis
An artery located in the neck that is readily palpated when looking for a patients pulse is? ANS -
Common carotid
The central nervous system consists of the what? ANS - Brain and spinal cord
, A patient with a history of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) has had a temporary lessening of what? ANS
- Blood supply to the brain
Ischemic heart disease is a result of what? ANS - Decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries
The main purpose of the review of systems is to obtain a careful evaluation of the patient's what? ANS -
Medical history
A patient who has renal disease would be expected to have difficulty with what? ANS - Drug excretion
The medical history is NOT used to document what? ANS - The socioeconomic status of the patient
Congestive heart failure can result in what? ANS - Bronchospasm
Normal blood oxygen saturation in an ASA (Class) 1 patient ranges from what? ANS - 95% to 100%
Patients with diabetes are at risk for oral and maxillofacial surgery because of what? ANS - Are subject
to postoperative infections
A patient who has had a myocardial infarction should wait how many months before having elective
surgery? ANS - 2
What is the statement about the ASA physical status classification of patients? ANS - It allows the
surgeon to anesthetize a class V patient routinely
Diazepam (Valium) is used in outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery to do what? ANS - Sedate the
patient
Barbiturates are detoxified primarily where? ANS - Liver
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