TEST PAPER WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ dissociative anesthesia. Answer: a form of anesthesia in which the
patient becomes dissociated or detached from the sensory inputs from
environment
⩥ diuretic. Answer: an agent that promotes excretion of urine
⩥ dorsum. Answer: the back or posterior aspect of an anatomic part
⩥ dysphoria. Answer: unpleasant feeling on emerging from anesthesia
⩥ dyspnea. Answer: difficult or labored breathing
⩥ ectopic. Answer: displaced
⩥ ectopic focus. Answer: displaced central point of origin for a cardiac
dysrhythmia
, ⩥ ectopic pacemaker. Answer: any biologic cardiac pacemaker other
than the sinus node
⩥ electrocardiogram. Answer: a graphic tracing of the variations in the
heart's electrical activity used in the diagnosis of heart disease
⩥ emergence. Answer: the awakening or return of consciousness of a
patient following anesthesia
⩥ embolism. Answer: the sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or
foreign material
⩥ EMLA. Answer: topical anesthesia from a mix of lidocaine And
prilocaine
⩥ endocarditis. Answer: inflammation fo the endocardium
⩥ epiglottis. Answer: soft tissue valve located at the base of the tongue
that prevents food from entering the larynx
⩥ epinephrine. Answer: a hormone secreted by the adrenal gland that
stimulates the sympathetic nervous system
⩥ eryhtrocyte. Answer: red blood cell