PHARMACOLOGY AND ANESTHESIOLOGY E. basal ganglia
The single most useful agent in resuscitation is:
A. oxygen
B. an endotracheal tube
C. aromatic spirits of ammonia
D. a respiratory stimulant
E. 1:1000 epinephrine for injection
A patient receiving propranolol has an acute
asthmatic attack while undergoing dental treatment.
The most useful agent for management of the
condition is:
A. Morphine
B. phentolamine
C. Epinephrine
D. aminophylline
E. norepinephrine
Adrenergic neuron blocking drugs, such as
guanethidine, are useful primarily in the treatment of:
A. mental disease
B. cholinergic crisis
C. cardiac arrest
D. paroxysmal tachycardia
E. essential (primary) hypertension
With an overdose of a cholinergic drug, one would
expect to see each of the following, except:
A. Sweating
B. mydriasis
C. Urination
D. bradycardia
E. copious serious saliva
Thiazides, which are used in the treatment of
hypertension, may require supplemental
administration of:
A. Sodium
B. calcium
C. Chloride
D. potassium
The extrapyramidal syndrome seen with the
antipsychotic agents is due to their action on the :
A. Cerebellum
B. hypothalamus
C. cerebral cortex
D. brain stem
, A needle tract infection following an inferior C. make a diagnosis of traumatic bone cyst
alveolar block injection would initially involve D. determine the thickness of the buccal plate
which space? E. all of the above
A. Pterygomandibular
B. submandibular
C. Sublingual
D. Lateral pharyngeal
The only local anesthetic that increases the pressor
activity of both epinephrine and norepinephrine is:
A. Cocaine
B. dibucaine
C. Procaine
D. lidocaine
E. mepivacaine
A dentist is considering the use of nitrous-oxide
conscious sedation for a patient. However, this
type of sedation will be contraindicated, should
the patient have a history of which of the
following?
A. Dental anxiety
B. Psychotic care
C. Controlled hypertension
D. both A & C
E. none of these
Allergic reactions to local anesthetics are caused by:
A. rapid absorption
B. an antigen-antibody reaction
C. slow detoxification
D. improper administration technique
The most common disorder causing pain about the
masticatory apparatus including the TMJ, is:
A. myofascial-pain-dysfunction
B. traumatic arthritis
C. trigeminal neuralgia
D. temporal arteritis
E. degenerative arthritis
Syncope is usually caused by:
A. vasoconstriction
B. cerebral hyperemia
C. cerebral ischemia
D. decease in the vascular bed
Needle aspiration of a central bone lesion is used to
A. feel for root surfaces
B. rule out of diagnosis of vascular lesion
The single most useful agent in resuscitation is:
A. oxygen
B. an endotracheal tube
C. aromatic spirits of ammonia
D. a respiratory stimulant
E. 1:1000 epinephrine for injection
A patient receiving propranolol has an acute
asthmatic attack while undergoing dental treatment.
The most useful agent for management of the
condition is:
A. Morphine
B. phentolamine
C. Epinephrine
D. aminophylline
E. norepinephrine
Adrenergic neuron blocking drugs, such as
guanethidine, are useful primarily in the treatment of:
A. mental disease
B. cholinergic crisis
C. cardiac arrest
D. paroxysmal tachycardia
E. essential (primary) hypertension
With an overdose of a cholinergic drug, one would
expect to see each of the following, except:
A. Sweating
B. mydriasis
C. Urination
D. bradycardia
E. copious serious saliva
Thiazides, which are used in the treatment of
hypertension, may require supplemental
administration of:
A. Sodium
B. calcium
C. Chloride
D. potassium
The extrapyramidal syndrome seen with the
antipsychotic agents is due to their action on the :
A. Cerebellum
B. hypothalamus
C. cerebral cortex
D. brain stem
, A needle tract infection following an inferior C. make a diagnosis of traumatic bone cyst
alveolar block injection would initially involve D. determine the thickness of the buccal plate
which space? E. all of the above
A. Pterygomandibular
B. submandibular
C. Sublingual
D. Lateral pharyngeal
The only local anesthetic that increases the pressor
activity of both epinephrine and norepinephrine is:
A. Cocaine
B. dibucaine
C. Procaine
D. lidocaine
E. mepivacaine
A dentist is considering the use of nitrous-oxide
conscious sedation for a patient. However, this
type of sedation will be contraindicated, should
the patient have a history of which of the
following?
A. Dental anxiety
B. Psychotic care
C. Controlled hypertension
D. both A & C
E. none of these
Allergic reactions to local anesthetics are caused by:
A. rapid absorption
B. an antigen-antibody reaction
C. slow detoxification
D. improper administration technique
The most common disorder causing pain about the
masticatory apparatus including the TMJ, is:
A. myofascial-pain-dysfunction
B. traumatic arthritis
C. trigeminal neuralgia
D. temporal arteritis
E. degenerative arthritis
Syncope is usually caused by:
A. vasoconstriction
B. cerebral hyperemia
C. cerebral ischemia
D. decease in the vascular bed
Needle aspiration of a central bone lesion is used to
A. feel for root surfaces
B. rule out of diagnosis of vascular lesion
