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DAANCE EXAM 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
The T wave on a cardiac monitor tracing is evidence of what
change in polarization
Repolarization of the ventricles
What anatomical surface located at the top of the larynx
closes the airway and prevents foreign bodies from entering
the trachea?
Epiglottis
Which of the following structures is most likely to cause
obstruction of the airway when an anesthetized patient is
lying in a supine postion?
Tongue
Blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart through which
of the following vessels?
Pulmonary artery
Which of the following is the normal sequence for the flow of
blood through the heart and the lungs?
right artium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary
vein, left artirum, left ventricle, aorta
The small, sac-like structures located at the end of the
respiratory tract in which oxygen and carbon dioxide are
exchanged are called
alveoli
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Which of the following structures may be involved in a
patient who has an upper respiratory infection?
nose, sinuses, pharynx
The soft tissue valve that covers the larynx and allows food
to enter the esophagus is called the
epiglottis
An artery located in the neck that is redily palpated when
looking for a patient's pulse is the
common carotid
The central nervous system consits of the
bran and spinal cord
Which part of the eye loses its reflex action first during the
induction of anesthia?
eyelid
A patient with history of transient ischemic attacks (TIA's)
has had a temporary lessening of
blood supply to the brain
Ischemic heart disease is a result of
decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries
The main purpose of the review of systems is to obtain a
carful evaluation of the patient's
Medical history
A patient who has renal disease would be expected to have
diffculty with?
drug excretion
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The medical history is NOT used to document the patents
socioeconomic status
The medical history IS used to document
basic medical infomation, the process of evaluating the patient,
the patient's psychological status
Normal blood oxygen saturation in an ASA class 1 ranges
from
95%-100%
Which of the following statements about the ASA physical
status classification of patients is FALSE
it allows a surgeon to anesthetize a class 4 patient routinely
Patients with diabetes are at risk for oral and maxillofacial
surgery because
they are subject to post-op infections
A patient who has had a myocardial infarcation should wait
how many moneths before having elective surgery?
6
Diazepam (Valium) is used in outpatient oral and
maxillofacial surgery to
sedated the patient
Barbiturates are detoxified primarily in the
liver
Rapid administration of anesthetic doses of methohexital
(Brevital) can result in
Biccups, tachycardia, Respiratory depression
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The reason that methohexital (Brevital) is considered to be
ultrashort acting is because it is
not as highly bound to fat as thiopental
Oxygen is approximately what percent of room air?
20%
Naloxone ( Narcan) is used for
a narcotic antagonist
Recovery from Ketamine (ketalar) anesthetics is sometimes
associated with
bad dreams
Local anesthetics containing epinephrine should be used
cauntiously in patients who have
cardiac dysrhythmias
What is a major advantage for using Propofol (Diprivan) over
Methohexital (Brevital)
lower incidence of nausea and shorter duration
What is the advantage of using a local anesthetic alone?
The patient doesn''t have to be NPO, Driver is not necessary
In the United States, the standard color for nitrous oxide
blue
Blood pressure levels will most likely be falsely LOW when
an adult arm cuff on a small child
A montioring device that give information about both
circulation of blood and ventilation is
DAANCE EXAM 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
The T wave on a cardiac monitor tracing is evidence of what
change in polarization
Repolarization of the ventricles
What anatomical surface located at the top of the larynx
closes the airway and prevents foreign bodies from entering
the trachea?
Epiglottis
Which of the following structures is most likely to cause
obstruction of the airway when an anesthetized patient is
lying in a supine postion?
Tongue
Blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart through which
of the following vessels?
Pulmonary artery
Which of the following is the normal sequence for the flow of
blood through the heart and the lungs?
right artium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary
vein, left artirum, left ventricle, aorta
The small, sac-like structures located at the end of the
respiratory tract in which oxygen and carbon dioxide are
exchanged are called
alveoli
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Which of the following structures may be involved in a
patient who has an upper respiratory infection?
nose, sinuses, pharynx
The soft tissue valve that covers the larynx and allows food
to enter the esophagus is called the
epiglottis
An artery located in the neck that is redily palpated when
looking for a patient's pulse is the
common carotid
The central nervous system consits of the
bran and spinal cord
Which part of the eye loses its reflex action first during the
induction of anesthia?
eyelid
A patient with history of transient ischemic attacks (TIA's)
has had a temporary lessening of
blood supply to the brain
Ischemic heart disease is a result of
decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries
The main purpose of the review of systems is to obtain a
carful evaluation of the patient's
Medical history
A patient who has renal disease would be expected to have
diffculty with?
drug excretion
, Page | 3
The medical history is NOT used to document the patents
socioeconomic status
The medical history IS used to document
basic medical infomation, the process of evaluating the patient,
the patient's psychological status
Normal blood oxygen saturation in an ASA class 1 ranges
from
95%-100%
Which of the following statements about the ASA physical
status classification of patients is FALSE
it allows a surgeon to anesthetize a class 4 patient routinely
Patients with diabetes are at risk for oral and maxillofacial
surgery because
they are subject to post-op infections
A patient who has had a myocardial infarcation should wait
how many moneths before having elective surgery?
6
Diazepam (Valium) is used in outpatient oral and
maxillofacial surgery to
sedated the patient
Barbiturates are detoxified primarily in the
liver
Rapid administration of anesthetic doses of methohexital
(Brevital) can result in
Biccups, tachycardia, Respiratory depression
, Page | 4
The reason that methohexital (Brevital) is considered to be
ultrashort acting is because it is
not as highly bound to fat as thiopental
Oxygen is approximately what percent of room air?
20%
Naloxone ( Narcan) is used for
a narcotic antagonist
Recovery from Ketamine (ketalar) anesthetics is sometimes
associated with
bad dreams
Local anesthetics containing epinephrine should be used
cauntiously in patients who have
cardiac dysrhythmias
What is a major advantage for using Propofol (Diprivan) over
Methohexital (Brevital)
lower incidence of nausea and shorter duration
What is the advantage of using a local anesthetic alone?
The patient doesn''t have to be NPO, Driver is not necessary
In the United States, the standard color for nitrous oxide
blue
Blood pressure levels will most likely be falsely LOW when
an adult arm cuff on a small child
A montioring device that give information about both
circulation of blood and ventilation is
