Logothetis: Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist Chapter 07: Preanesthetic Assessment
Answers to End-of- chapter Review Questions 2025
Terms in this set (42)
Which drug is most likely to exhibit Tricyclic antidepressants
a drug interaction with
epinephrine?
A. Sulfonamides
B. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
C. Tricyclic antidepressants
D. Serotonin specific reuptake
inhibitors
E. Acetaminophen
Before injecting a patient with a Administer nitrous oxide
local anesthetic with or without
a
vasoconstrictor, the dental
hygienist should perform all of
the following EXCEPT one.
Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A. Review the patient's health history
B. Take the patient's blood pressure
C. Determine if the patient has a
history of allergies
D. Determine if any
contraindications exist to the
selected anesthetic
E. Administer nitrous oxide
Patients with bleeding disorders Technique of anesthetic administration
will most likely be susceptible to:
A. Technique of anesthetic
administration
B. Vasoconstrictors
C. Ester anesthetics
D. Amide anesthetics
,Which of the following is an Heart attack 5 months ago
absolute contraindication to the
use of vasoconstrictors?
A. Blood pressure 175/95 mm Hg
B. Heart attack 5 months ago
C. Use of tricyclic antidepressants
D. Controlled diabetes
Which of the following drugs is Nonselective
the best choice to administer
when a patient has a history of
hepatitis B?
A. Mepivacaine
B. Lidocaine
C. Bupivacaine
D. Nonselective
Which of the following anesthetics Prilocaine
should be avoided if a patient
has
methemoglobinemia?
A. Bupivacaine
B. Prilocaine
C. Lidocaine
D. Procaine
Which anesthetic falls under the Lidocaine
pregnancy risk category B?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivacaine
C. Articaine
D. Mepivacaine
It is recommended to monitor a Nonspecific beta blockers
patient's blood pressure
throughout treatment for
symptoms of altered
(increased) blood
pressure when a patient is taking
which of the following
medications?
A. Phenothiazines
B. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
C. Nonspecific beta blockers
, D. Insulin
E. Barbiturates
When a patient is taking a True
tricyclic antidepressant
and is also given
levonordefrin, blood
pressure
enhancement is fivefold greater
than with levonordefrin alone.
A. True
B. False
Answers to End-of- chapter Review Questions 2025
Terms in this set (42)
Which drug is most likely to exhibit Tricyclic antidepressants
a drug interaction with
epinephrine?
A. Sulfonamides
B. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
C. Tricyclic antidepressants
D. Serotonin specific reuptake
inhibitors
E. Acetaminophen
Before injecting a patient with a Administer nitrous oxide
local anesthetic with or without
a
vasoconstrictor, the dental
hygienist should perform all of
the following EXCEPT one.
Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A. Review the patient's health history
B. Take the patient's blood pressure
C. Determine if the patient has a
history of allergies
D. Determine if any
contraindications exist to the
selected anesthetic
E. Administer nitrous oxide
Patients with bleeding disorders Technique of anesthetic administration
will most likely be susceptible to:
A. Technique of anesthetic
administration
B. Vasoconstrictors
C. Ester anesthetics
D. Amide anesthetics
,Which of the following is an Heart attack 5 months ago
absolute contraindication to the
use of vasoconstrictors?
A. Blood pressure 175/95 mm Hg
B. Heart attack 5 months ago
C. Use of tricyclic antidepressants
D. Controlled diabetes
Which of the following drugs is Nonselective
the best choice to administer
when a patient has a history of
hepatitis B?
A. Mepivacaine
B. Lidocaine
C. Bupivacaine
D. Nonselective
Which of the following anesthetics Prilocaine
should be avoided if a patient
has
methemoglobinemia?
A. Bupivacaine
B. Prilocaine
C. Lidocaine
D. Procaine
Which anesthetic falls under the Lidocaine
pregnancy risk category B?
A. Lidocaine
B. Bupivacaine
C. Articaine
D. Mepivacaine
It is recommended to monitor a Nonspecific beta blockers
patient's blood pressure
throughout treatment for
symptoms of altered
(increased) blood
pressure when a patient is taking
which of the following
medications?
A. Phenothiazines
B. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
C. Nonspecific beta blockers
, D. Insulin
E. Barbiturates
When a patient is taking a True
tricyclic antidepressant
and is also given
levonordefrin, blood
pressure
enhancement is fivefold greater
than with levonordefrin alone.
A. True
B. False
