OMSA FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Rescue inhalers are usually: - ✔✔bronchodilators
✔✔True or false: You can insert it in LMA (laryngeal mask airway) on a conscious
patient with in intact gag reflex - ✔✔False
✔✔The Maximum nitrous oxide delivery rate, how much oxygen should be continuantly
delivered - ✔✔22%
✔✔Pulse oximeter reading could be affected by all of the following.. - ✔✔Patient
movement, fingernail polish, Asthma medication
✔✔True or false: LMA Is the most ideal perform method of airway maintenance -
✔✔True
✔✔Ideally, patient should stop smoking how long before an elective surgical procedure?
- ✔✔8 weeks
✔✔Medication used to treat bronchospasms are usually - ✔✔Beta Agonists
✔✔Protective reflects closure of the vocal cords is a: - ✔✔Larynospasm
✔✔Medication's use to treat persistent laryngospasm is: - ✔✔Succinylcholine
(Anectine)
✔✔The systems of hyperventilation are caused by: - ✔✔The decrease CO2 in the blood
✔✔Treatment of emesis is to turn the patient to the: - ✔✔Right
✔✔Initial treatment for Laryngospasm is to: - ✔✔suction the oropharynx
✔✔Treatment of respiratory depression from an overdose of narcotic and
benzodiazepines are (blank) and (blank)respectively - ✔✔Naloxone and Flumazenil
✔✔The crowing sound indicating laryngospasm is called: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔True or false... If a patient has asthma years ago, you don't have to give them puffs
of their inhaler preoperatively. - ✔✔False
✔✔Most common cause of airway obstruction is - ✔✔tongue
, ✔✔What is the endocrine system? - ✔✔Is the study of glands that secrete hormones
that regulate the body
✔✔What is the normal blood glucose level? - ✔✔70-110
✔✔What is the problem with performing surgery on a patient who is blood sugar is too
high? - ✔✔They will have difficulty with wound healing
✔✔Where is insulin produced? - ✔✔beta cells of islets of Langerhans in PANCREAS
✔✔What is the function of glucagon? - ✔✔To release good clothes from the cells into
the bloodstream
✔✔What are the symptoms of diabetes? - ✔✔polyuria,( frequent urination) polydipsia,
(Always thirsty) polyphagia ( always hungry)
✔✔What are the two types of diabetes? - ✔✔type 1 Beta cells don't produce insulin at
all and type 2 Insulin buys to the cell, but the glucose gates don't open
✔✔What is the function of insulin - ✔✔decreases blood glucose levels- To drive glucose
into the cell
✔✔What is the danger in doing surgery on a patient who is adrenally suppressed -
✔✔They may experience a drop in blood pressure and shock
✔✔What does the thyroid do? - ✔✔Produces hormones that control metabolism and
growth
✔✔An important blood level to inquire about in a HIV patient is - ✔✔T helper cell count
✔✔Your patient is in kidney failure and requires dialysis. He goes Monday Wednesdays
and Fridays. Which day do you want him to have his surgery done - ✔✔Tuesday or
Thursday
✔✔True or false... Patient with liver disease Should be given higher doses of anesthetic
agent - ✔✔False
✔✔Medication for treatment of allergic reaction include Benadryl and - ✔✔Decadron
✔✔The optimal time for elective procedures to perform on a pregnant patient is the: -
✔✔Second trimester
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Rescue inhalers are usually: - ✔✔bronchodilators
✔✔True or false: You can insert it in LMA (laryngeal mask airway) on a conscious
patient with in intact gag reflex - ✔✔False
✔✔The Maximum nitrous oxide delivery rate, how much oxygen should be continuantly
delivered - ✔✔22%
✔✔Pulse oximeter reading could be affected by all of the following.. - ✔✔Patient
movement, fingernail polish, Asthma medication
✔✔True or false: LMA Is the most ideal perform method of airway maintenance -
✔✔True
✔✔Ideally, patient should stop smoking how long before an elective surgical procedure?
- ✔✔8 weeks
✔✔Medication used to treat bronchospasms are usually - ✔✔Beta Agonists
✔✔Protective reflects closure of the vocal cords is a: - ✔✔Larynospasm
✔✔Medication's use to treat persistent laryngospasm is: - ✔✔Succinylcholine
(Anectine)
✔✔The systems of hyperventilation are caused by: - ✔✔The decrease CO2 in the blood
✔✔Treatment of emesis is to turn the patient to the: - ✔✔Right
✔✔Initial treatment for Laryngospasm is to: - ✔✔suction the oropharynx
✔✔Treatment of respiratory depression from an overdose of narcotic and
benzodiazepines are (blank) and (blank)respectively - ✔✔Naloxone and Flumazenil
✔✔The crowing sound indicating laryngospasm is called: - ✔✔stridor
✔✔True or false... If a patient has asthma years ago, you don't have to give them puffs
of their inhaler preoperatively. - ✔✔False
✔✔Most common cause of airway obstruction is - ✔✔tongue
, ✔✔What is the endocrine system? - ✔✔Is the study of glands that secrete hormones
that regulate the body
✔✔What is the normal blood glucose level? - ✔✔70-110
✔✔What is the problem with performing surgery on a patient who is blood sugar is too
high? - ✔✔They will have difficulty with wound healing
✔✔Where is insulin produced? - ✔✔beta cells of islets of Langerhans in PANCREAS
✔✔What is the function of glucagon? - ✔✔To release good clothes from the cells into
the bloodstream
✔✔What are the symptoms of diabetes? - ✔✔polyuria,( frequent urination) polydipsia,
(Always thirsty) polyphagia ( always hungry)
✔✔What are the two types of diabetes? - ✔✔type 1 Beta cells don't produce insulin at
all and type 2 Insulin buys to the cell, but the glucose gates don't open
✔✔What is the function of insulin - ✔✔decreases blood glucose levels- To drive glucose
into the cell
✔✔What is the danger in doing surgery on a patient who is adrenally suppressed -
✔✔They may experience a drop in blood pressure and shock
✔✔What does the thyroid do? - ✔✔Produces hormones that control metabolism and
growth
✔✔An important blood level to inquire about in a HIV patient is - ✔✔T helper cell count
✔✔Your patient is in kidney failure and requires dialysis. He goes Monday Wednesdays
and Fridays. Which day do you want him to have his surgery done - ✔✔Tuesday or
Thursday
✔✔True or false... Patient with liver disease Should be given higher doses of anesthetic
agent - ✔✔False
✔✔Medication for treatment of allergic reaction include Benadryl and - ✔✔Decadron
✔✔The optimal time for elective procedures to perform on a pregnant patient is the: -
✔✔Second trimester
