CDCA Local Anesthesia BOARD EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the nitrogen gas bubble in the cartridge?
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Prevents oxygen from entering the cartridge.
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After the injection, the patient has an anaphylactic reaction (can't
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breathe, swells up, etc) what do you administer?
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Epinephrine.
Which of the following anesthetics is the most allergic?
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Benzocaine.
,If your patient is allergic to both amide and ester anesthetics, what can
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you administer?
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Diphenhydramine (Benadryl). |
During depolarization, what happens in the axoplasm?
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sodium enters and potassium exits.
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What nerve innervates the soft palate?
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Lesser Palatine.
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,Topical anesthesia is less effective on what tissue?
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Keratotic tissue. |
you are doing local infiltration on the palatal side of tooth #13. What is
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the correct insertion point?
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2-4mm from the gingival margin.
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During the injection the patient feels slight burning. What is the more
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likely reason?
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Low pH of the anesthetic.
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What should not be used as a topical antiseptic?
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, Alcohol.
You inject your patient at a rate of 1ml/min, what is the expected
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outcome?
Fewer adverse complications.
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A hematoma should be immediately treated with what?
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Pressure and ice.| |
Long-term treatment of a hematoma is what?
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Cold compression for the first 12 hours and then with warm
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compression.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the nitrogen gas bubble in the cartridge?
| | | | | | | | | | |
Prevents oxygen from entering the cartridge.
| | | | |
After the injection, the patient has an anaphylactic reaction (can't
| | | | | | | | | |
breathe, swells up, etc) what do you administer?
| | | | | | |
Epinephrine.
Which of the following anesthetics is the most allergic?
| | | | | | | |
Benzocaine.
,If your patient is allergic to both amide and ester anesthetics, what can
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
you administer?
|
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl). |
During depolarization, what happens in the axoplasm?
| | | | | |
sodium enters and potassium exits.
| | | |
What nerve innervates the soft palate?
| | | | |
Lesser Palatine.
|
,Topical anesthesia is less effective on what tissue?
| | | | | | |
Keratotic tissue. |
you are doing local infiltration on the palatal side of tooth #13. What is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the correct insertion point?
| | |
2-4mm from the gingival margin.
| | | |
During the injection the patient feels slight burning. What is the more
| | | | | | | | | | | |
likely reason?
|
Low pH of the anesthetic.
| | | |
What should not be used as a topical antiseptic?
| | | | | | | |
, Alcohol.
You inject your patient at a rate of 1ml/min, what is the expected
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
outcome?
Fewer adverse complications.
| |
A hematoma should be immediately treated with what?
| | | | | | |
Pressure and ice.| |
Long-term treatment of a hematoma is what?
| | | | | |
Cold compression for the first 12 hours and then with warm
| | | | | | | | | | |
compression.
