Surgery/Moderate Sedation Quiz and
Answers
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMdescribesMaMpersonMwhoMisMmoderatelyMsedated?
a.MMayMrequireMassistanceMtoMmaintainMpatentMairway
b.MHasMtemporaryMinterruptionMofMnerveMimpulseMtransmissionMtoMaMspecificMareaMof
MtheMbody
c.MHasMtemporarilyMlostMprotectiveMreflexes
d.MRespondsMpurposefullyMtoMverbalMcommandsM-
MAnswerMd.MRespondsMpurposefullyMtoMverbalMcommands
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtrueMaboutMpreopMinformedMconsent?
a.MAMRNMshouldMobtainMconsent,MassuringMtheMptMunderstandsMtheMrisksMandMbenefit
sMofMtheMprocedure,Malternatives,MandMconsequencesMofMforegoingMprocedure
b.MIfMtheMptMisMmentallyMincompetent,MheMorMsheMcannotMlegallyMconsentMtoMtheMp
rocedure
c.MStaffMmembersMwhoMsignMasMwitnessesMareMattestingMtheMptMisMcompetentMandMu
nderstandsMtheMcontentMofMtheMconsentMform
d.MConsentMisMneededMforMproceduresMhavingMgeneralManesthesia,MbutMnotMnecessaryM
forMmoderateMorMdeepMsedationMproceduresM-
MAnswerMb.MIfMtheMptMisMmentallyMincompetent,MheMorMsheMcannotMlegallyMconsentM
toMtheMprocedure
Mr.MBuckMisMaM34-year-
oldMptMwhoMhadMaMleftMkneeMmeniscusMrepairMinMtheMambulatoryMsurgeryMcenter.MT
heMprocedureMwasMarthroscopicMandMtheMptMwasMplacedMinMaMkneeMimmobilizer.MTo
MdischargeMMr.MBuckMtoMhisMhome,MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMconditionsMmustMbeMme
t?
a.MHeMneedsMtoMbeMableMtoMcrutchMwalkMatMleastM100Myards
b.MHisMtemperatureMneedsMtoMbeMlessMthanMorMequalMtoM99F
c.MHeMneedsMtoMhaveMfullMsensationMandMmovementMofMhisMleftMleg
d.MHeMmustMhaveMaMrideMhomeMwithMaMresponsibleMadultM-
MAnswerMd.MHeMmustMhaveMaMrideMhomeMwithMaMresponsibleMadult
DesiredMgoalsMofMmoderateMsedationMinclude: