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NBCE: Minor Surgery & Proctology Oregon Board
Exam|| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Three main pharmacologic properties that are important to
consider in delivering local anesthesia include: -
ANSWER-onset of action
effectiveness
duration of anesthesia
15% Local anesthetics:
The higher the concentration of the anesthetic the ______
the risk. - ANSWER-greater
15% Local anesthetics:
A maximum dosage for those anesthetics most commonly
used by chiropractors would not exceed ____cc for an
average adult.
The maximum allowable dose of 1% lidocaine with
epinephrine is ____cc.
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Pregnant females should not be given local anesthetics. -
ANSWER-30
50
15% Local anesthetics:
Lidocaine/Xylocaine (1%)
- Onset of action: 4-10 min
- Duration: 60-120 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-30
15% Local anesthetics:
Mepivacaine/Carbocaine (1%)
- Onset of action: 6-10 min
- Duration: 90-180 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-35
15% Local anesthetics:
Procaine/Novocaine (1%)
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- Onset of action: 5-10 min
- Duration: 60-120 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-25
15% Local anesthetics:
Bupivacaine/Marcaine (0.25%)
- Onset of action: 8-12 min
- Duration: 240-280 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-80
15% Local anesthetics:
TAC
- Onset of action: 5-10 min
- Duration: 20 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-5-10
15% Local anesthetics:
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_________ in concentration of either 1:100,000 or
1:200,000 is added to local anesthetics as a
VASOCONSTRICTOR.
Advantages:
It keeps the anesthetic in the surgical site longer therefore
less anesthetic is needed = less toxicity. It also minimizing
the amount of bleeding at the operative site.
Disadvantages:
Potentiates wound infection. Cannot be used in distal end
organs because of risk of necrosis. Risk of small bleeder
going unnoticed = postoperative hemorrhaging. -
ANSWER-Epinephrine
15% Local anesthetics:
Local anesthetic is introduced using a ___, ___, ___
gauge needle. A 21 gauge is used for venipuncture and an
18 gauge needle is used for joint aspirations. - ANSWER-
25, 26, 27
15% Local anesthetics:
NBCE: Minor Surgery & Proctology Oregon Board
Exam|| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Three main pharmacologic properties that are important to
consider in delivering local anesthesia include: -
ANSWER-onset of action
effectiveness
duration of anesthesia
15% Local anesthetics:
The higher the concentration of the anesthetic the ______
the risk. - ANSWER-greater
15% Local anesthetics:
A maximum dosage for those anesthetics most commonly
used by chiropractors would not exceed ____cc for an
average adult.
The maximum allowable dose of 1% lidocaine with
epinephrine is ____cc.
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Pregnant females should not be given local anesthetics. -
ANSWER-30
50
15% Local anesthetics:
Lidocaine/Xylocaine (1%)
- Onset of action: 4-10 min
- Duration: 60-120 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-30
15% Local anesthetics:
Mepivacaine/Carbocaine (1%)
- Onset of action: 6-10 min
- Duration: 90-180 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-35
15% Local anesthetics:
Procaine/Novocaine (1%)
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- Onset of action: 5-10 min
- Duration: 60-120 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-25
15% Local anesthetics:
Bupivacaine/Marcaine (0.25%)
- Onset of action: 8-12 min
- Duration: 240-280 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-80
15% Local anesthetics:
TAC
- Onset of action: 5-10 min
- Duration: 20 min
- Maximal allowable dose: _____cc - ANSWER-5-10
15% Local anesthetics:
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_________ in concentration of either 1:100,000 or
1:200,000 is added to local anesthetics as a
VASOCONSTRICTOR.
Advantages:
It keeps the anesthetic in the surgical site longer therefore
less anesthetic is needed = less toxicity. It also minimizing
the amount of bleeding at the operative site.
Disadvantages:
Potentiates wound infection. Cannot be used in distal end
organs because of risk of necrosis. Risk of small bleeder
going unnoticed = postoperative hemorrhaging. -
ANSWER-Epinephrine
15% Local anesthetics:
Local anesthetic is introduced using a ___, ___, ___
gauge needle. A 21 gauge is used for venipuncture and an
18 gauge needle is used for joint aspirations. - ANSWER-
25, 26, 27
15% Local anesthetics:
