OMSA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Benzodiazepines are used to - ✔✔relieve anxiety-relax and sedate the patient
✔✔Which category of patients will usually require MORE Propofol? - ✔✔children and
women
✔✔Acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity affects which organ? - ✔✔Liver
✔✔Acetaminophen affects - ✔✔liver
✔✔Early signs of a local anesthetic overdose include: - ✔✔Anxiety, talkative,
disoriented
✔✔Contraindications for the use of propofol include allergy to - ✔✔Eggs
✔✔propofol allergy - ✔✔eggs, egg products, soy
✔✔Ketamine (Ketalar) is classified as a - ✔✔Dissociative anesthetic
✔✔Brevital sodium is classified as a: - ✔✔Barbiturate
✔✔Brevital can cause respiratory depression - ✔✔False
✔✔Propofol (Diprivan) Class - ✔✔Sedative/Hypnotic
✔✔ASA classification I - ✔✔Normal, healthy patient without systemic disease
✔✔ASA classification II - ✔✔A patient with mild systemic disease; may or may not need
dental management alterations
✔✔ASA III - ✔✔A patient with severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not
incapacitating
✔✔ASA IV (Red flag) - ✔✔Patients in this category have a severe systemic disease that
limits activity and threatens life.
These patients are not usually seen in an ambulatory health settings. Because of their
unstable health problems, they are categorized as high risk for many situations; the
potential for acute emergency situation is great.
•Seek medical consultation and/or referral. N2O/O2 is usually not indicated except in
emergency situations.
✔✔target organ for anesthetic drugs is: - ✔✔brain
, ✔✔NPO guidelines - ✔✔2 hours - clear fluids, black coffee, juice without pulp
4 hours - breast milk
6 hours - infant formula, non-human milk, coffee with creamer, light meal (toast+clear
liquid)
8 hours - full meal
✔✔Versed is classified as a: - ✔✔Benzodiazepine
✔✔function of narcotics - ✔✔Analgesia or relief of pain
✔✔Agents that induced respiratory depression - ✔✔Dissociative anesthetics
✔✔Children have a (blank) heart rate and (blank) blood pressure when compared to
Adults - ✔✔Higher; lower
✔✔The eyes lash reflex is a form of the (blank) reflex - ✔✔Palpebral
✔✔Palpbrae - ✔✔eyelids
✔✔The most ideal airway management is: - ✔✔endotracheal intubation
✔✔Elderly patients require (blank) medication and then women and children - ✔✔Less
✔✔Bronchospasm occurs when - ✔✔constriction of smooth muscle walls of the
bronchioles
✔✔ASA guidelines for NPO prior to surgery: - ✔✔No salads for six hours prior to
procedure and clear liquids up to two hours before procedure
✔✔Your sedated patient vomit mid-procedure. - ✔✔Roll the patient to his or her right
side and suction airway.
✔✔The danger of a ministry Narcan for Treatment of respiratory depression is - ✔✔The
Narcan may wear off before the respiratory depressive efforts of the narcotics wears off
✔✔Treatment of bronchospasm - ✔✔B2 agonist such as Albuterol & epinephrine
✔✔bronchospasm - ✔✔a contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi
and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut
✔✔Bronchosspasmcan be diagnosed by - ✔✔Expiratory wheeze and difficulty in
positive pressure ventilation
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Benzodiazepines are used to - ✔✔relieve anxiety-relax and sedate the patient
✔✔Which category of patients will usually require MORE Propofol? - ✔✔children and
women
✔✔Acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity affects which organ? - ✔✔Liver
✔✔Acetaminophen affects - ✔✔liver
✔✔Early signs of a local anesthetic overdose include: - ✔✔Anxiety, talkative,
disoriented
✔✔Contraindications for the use of propofol include allergy to - ✔✔Eggs
✔✔propofol allergy - ✔✔eggs, egg products, soy
✔✔Ketamine (Ketalar) is classified as a - ✔✔Dissociative anesthetic
✔✔Brevital sodium is classified as a: - ✔✔Barbiturate
✔✔Brevital can cause respiratory depression - ✔✔False
✔✔Propofol (Diprivan) Class - ✔✔Sedative/Hypnotic
✔✔ASA classification I - ✔✔Normal, healthy patient without systemic disease
✔✔ASA classification II - ✔✔A patient with mild systemic disease; may or may not need
dental management alterations
✔✔ASA III - ✔✔A patient with severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not
incapacitating
✔✔ASA IV (Red flag) - ✔✔Patients in this category have a severe systemic disease that
limits activity and threatens life.
These patients are not usually seen in an ambulatory health settings. Because of their
unstable health problems, they are categorized as high risk for many situations; the
potential for acute emergency situation is great.
•Seek medical consultation and/or referral. N2O/O2 is usually not indicated except in
emergency situations.
✔✔target organ for anesthetic drugs is: - ✔✔brain
, ✔✔NPO guidelines - ✔✔2 hours - clear fluids, black coffee, juice without pulp
4 hours - breast milk
6 hours - infant formula, non-human milk, coffee with creamer, light meal (toast+clear
liquid)
8 hours - full meal
✔✔Versed is classified as a: - ✔✔Benzodiazepine
✔✔function of narcotics - ✔✔Analgesia or relief of pain
✔✔Agents that induced respiratory depression - ✔✔Dissociative anesthetics
✔✔Children have a (blank) heart rate and (blank) blood pressure when compared to
Adults - ✔✔Higher; lower
✔✔The eyes lash reflex is a form of the (blank) reflex - ✔✔Palpebral
✔✔Palpbrae - ✔✔eyelids
✔✔The most ideal airway management is: - ✔✔endotracheal intubation
✔✔Elderly patients require (blank) medication and then women and children - ✔✔Less
✔✔Bronchospasm occurs when - ✔✔constriction of smooth muscle walls of the
bronchioles
✔✔ASA guidelines for NPO prior to surgery: - ✔✔No salads for six hours prior to
procedure and clear liquids up to two hours before procedure
✔✔Your sedated patient vomit mid-procedure. - ✔✔Roll the patient to his or her right
side and suction airway.
✔✔The danger of a ministry Narcan for Treatment of respiratory depression is - ✔✔The
Narcan may wear off before the respiratory depressive efforts of the narcotics wears off
✔✔Treatment of bronchospasm - ✔✔B2 agonist such as Albuterol & epinephrine
✔✔bronchospasm - ✔✔a contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi
and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut
✔✔Bronchosspasmcan be diagnosed by - ✔✔Expiratory wheeze and difficulty in
positive pressure ventilation
