Daance Modules 1 – 4 Study Questions and Answers |

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The T-wave on a cardiac monitor tracing is evidence of what change in polarization?

✓ Repolarization of the ventricles

What anatomical structure located at the top of the larynx closes the airway and
prevents foreign bodies from entering the trachea
✓ Epiglottis

Which of the following structures is most likely to cause obstruction of the airway when
an anesthetized patient is lying in a supine position
✓ Tongue

Blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart through which of the following vessels
✓ Pulmonary artery

Which of the following is the normal sequence for the flow of blood through the heart
and the lungs
✓ 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 respiratory tract in which oxygen
and carbon dioxide are exchanged are called
✓ Alveoli

Which of the following structures may be involved in a patient who has an upper
respiratory infection
✓ Nose sinuses pharynx

The soft tissue valve that covers the larynx and allows food to enter the esophagus is
called the
✓ Epiglottis
An artery located in the neck that is readily palpated when looking for a patients pulse
✓ Common carotid

The central nervous system consist of

✓ Brain and spinal cord

A patient with a history of transient ischemic attaches (TIA'S) has had temporary
lessening of
✓ Blood supply to the brain

Ischemic heart disease is a result of

✓ Decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries

The main purpose of the review of systems is to obtain a careful evaluation of the
patients
✓ Medical history

A patient who has renal disease would be expected to have difficulty with
✓ Drug excretion

The medical history is not used to document

✓ The socioeconomic status of the patient

Congestive hear failure can result in all of the following

✓ Bronchospasm

Normal blood oxygen saturation in an ASA class I patient ranges from

✓ 95%-100%

Which of the following statements about the ASA psychical status classification of
patients is false
✓ It allows the surgeon to anesthetize a class V patient routinely
Patients with diabetes are at risk for oral and maxillofacial surgery because they
✓ Are subject to postoperative infections

A patient who has had a myocardial infarction should wait how many months before
having elective surgery
✓ 2 months

Diazepam (Valium) is used in outpatient oral and max surgery

✓ To sedate the patient

Barbiturates are detoxified primarily in the

✓ Liver

Rapid administration of anesthetic doses of methohexital (Brevital) can result in

✓ Hiccups tachycardia respiratory depression

The reasin methohexital (Brevital) is considered to be ultrashort acting because it is

✓ Not as highly bound to fat as thiopental

Oxygen is approximately what percent of room air

✓ 20%

Naloxone (Narcan) is used primarily as

✓ A narcotic antagonise

Recovery from ketamine (Ketalar) anesthetic is sometimes associated with

✓ Bad dreams

Local anesthetic containing epinephrine should be used cautiously in patients who have
✓ Cardiac dysrhythmias

Which of the following is a major advantage for using propofol (Diprivan) over
methohexital (Brevital)
✓ Lower incidence of nausea and a shorter duration
Which of the following is an advantage of using a local anesthetic alone
✓ The patient does not have to be npo
A driver is not necessary

How often should the function of a anesthesia mechanic be checked

✓ Daily

In the United States the standard color for nitrous oxide cylinder is
✓ Blue

Blood pressure levels will most likely be falsely low when using
✓ A adult cuff on a small child

A monitoring device that gives information about both circulation and ventilation is the
✓ Pulse oximeter

Which of the following would be indicators of partial respiratory obstruction in a sedation

patient
✓ Gargling snoring high pitched crowiling or wheezing noted while monitoring with
precordial stethoscope

Ventilation can be monitored continuously by

✓ Auscultation in the precordial or pretracheal region
Observation of the rebreathing bag

A rocking Or see sawing rhythm of the chest and abdomen may indicate
✓ Airway obstruction

An increased heart rate may be caused by

✓ Painful stimulation

Capnography measures the

✓ Level of carbon dioxide expired in each breath

A patient who swallows during anesthesia is experiencing

✓ A light level of anesthesia