A 72-year-old male presents for his implant surgery. He has a history of an MI 6 years
ago with angioplasty and a stent. He says he stopped his aspirin a week ago-not
because this was 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 diaphoretic (sweating). Your diagnosis (what is causing it) for this
patient is: - Answer Angina, possible heart attack (MI)
The safest time to extract a "bad tooth"" on pregnant patient is: - Answer Second
trimester
The patient is in laryngospasm-spasm of the vocal cords. The correct, in order,
treatment for this would be: - Answer Stop, pack off site, suction, positive pressure
oxygen, succinylcholine
Drugs (PO, IM or IV) administered to the patient are normally metabolized-syllable for
broken down in the body-by what organ: - Answer Liver
An airway in a pediatric patient differs from an adult airway in that : -Answer Kids have a
larger tongue and a conical shaped airway
Your patient is a relatively difficult anesthetic: he is morbidly obese with a short neck,
recessed lower jaw and Mallampatti score of VI. You're having a hard time chin lifting
him. You've already placed a nasal pharyngeal airway. What else might you try before
you intubate him? - Answer Laryngeal-Mask-Airway
A laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords) a disorder of the: - Answer Upper airway
Which monitor gives the most information about ventilation? - Answer Capnograph
, The most common anatomical cause of airway obstruction is the: - Answer Tongue
A patient with Type II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes would normally be taking pills to
control their blood glucose (blood sugars) and to control their diabetes. - Answer True
The category of drugs utilized to alleviate pain are classified as: - Answer Narcotics
For an adult patient in cardiac arrest, the most common cardiac rhythm seen on the
EKG is? -Answer Ventricular Fibrillation
General drug categories include those used to treat someone who is experiencing an
asthma "attack": -Answer Beta Agonists
The Mallampatti Classification system is the means by which Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgeons grade the airway of a patient. This classification will allow your surgeon to
have an idea if this patient will have a difficult airway. You have the patient open their
mouth and stick out their tongue. You do not see any part of the uvula and can only see
part of the soft palate. This patient has a Mallampatti classification of: - Answer IV
A patient comes in to have a tooth extracted. Which of the following medical conditions
would require this patient to receive an antibiotic premedication one hour prior to
removal of that tooth. - Answer Prosthetic Heart Valve ( i.e. Aortic Valve replacement )
Indications for patients to be on anticoagulation (blood thinner) medicines are: - Answer
-Stroke (CVA)
-Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
-History of blood clots in the leg (DVT or VTE)
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