Dental Sciences

60. Drugs commonly used in dentistry include all of the following except:

A. Analgesics and antibiotics

A cleft lip is caused by a lack of fusions between the

C. Maxillary process and median nasal process

7. The identification of the patient's disease or condition is called the

A. Diagnosis

69. The arterial pressure measured during contraction (during the pulse beat) of the heart is the:

A. Diastolic pressure

94. List four (4) of the five (5) cardinal signs of inflammation

1.redness 2. heat 3. inflammation 4.tenderness

73. A blood pressure with the diastolic pressure above _____ is considered hypertension.

100

. This antihistamine produces bronchodilation and may be used for asthma.

A. Diphenhydramine

74. Of the following, which is an appropriate range for oxygen flow from a nasal cannula?

4-6

55. According to North Carolina Caring Dental Professionals Program, what is the percentage of lifetime risk of health care professionals becoming dependent on alcohol and other drugs

50%

87. Pain when the heart experiences oxygen deficiency is:

87. Pain when the heart experiences oxygen deficiency is:

9. Inflammation that is immediate, localized and rapid is

A. Acute

81. The correct treatment for the conscious patient suffering from insulin shock would be to:

A. Administer a sugar source such as orange juice

61. Non-narcotic analgesics produce all of the following therapeutic effects except:

A. Anticonvulsant

¬¬¬54. This drug is prescribed by dentists to decrease salivary flow during long procedures.

A. Atrophine

4. Severe bleeding, which can be life-threatening is

A. Hemorrhage

28. Which is not a Schedule I drug?

A. Heroin

The clinical symptoms of lichen planus resemble which of the following conditions?

A. Leukoplakia

85. Type II diabetes may sometimes be treated with

A. Oral hypoglycemics

. Morphine comes from which drug source?

A. Plant

72. You control the amount of oxygen the patient receives by the:

A. Regulator

40. Which is the most common route of administration for nitroglycerin?

A. Sublingual

The following is an oral fungal infection:

A. Thrush

10. An increase in size WITHOUT an increase in the number of cells is:

A. hypertrophy

. Which of the following is a sign or symptom of hyperventilation?

ALL

52. This is a common side effect of antihistamines

ALL

65. The dental assistant may be responsible for recording the following drug information in the patient's chart. 1.All drugs used during a dental procedure. 2.The types of non-prescription drugs recommended by the dentist after treatment 3.The name, percent, and amount of local anesthetic used during the procedure. 4.The type of fluoride used during a procedure. 5.Prescriptions written by the dentist.

All the above

. A patient complains of bleeding and painful gingiva and a foul odor in the mouth. Evidence of poor oral hygiene indicates that this condition is probably

B. Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

86. A stroke that occurs as a result of a clot forming in some area of the body and traveling to the brain is known as a:

B. Cerebral embolism

50. This antihistamine is the drug of choice; however, it produces sedation

B. Chlorpheniramine

59. If a patient is allergic to pencillin and needs prophylactic antibiotic coverage, what is the drug of choice?

B. Clindamycin

78. During which phase of the grand mal seizure would the tonic/clonic movements be seen?

B. Convulsive

35. Patients who have had recent heart by-pass surgery should not be given an anesthetic with epinephrine because:

B. Epinephrine raises blood pressure.

. Lidocaine falls under which classification of anesthetics?

B. Esters

30. Tegratol is an anticonvulsant with the same mechanism as dilantin but causes no gingival hyperplasia.

B. False

41. This anticoagulant is preferred for pregnant women because it doesn't cross the placenta.

B. Heparin

48. This condition can come from a lack of iodine.

B. Hyperthyroidism

49. This condition is frequently treated by irradiation

B. Hyperthyroidism

29. A common drug derived from a mineral used in dentistry is which of the following:

B. Lidocaine

47. This local anesthetic can also be used an antiarrhythmic drug.

B. Lidocaine

9. Which drug is used to treat infections from candida albicans?

B. Nystatin

2. Colored material present in skin is:

B. Pigmentation

75. Of the following operations, which comes last when preparing to administer oxygen to the patient?

B. Position the mask or cannula on the patient's face.

46. This drug restores normal cardiac rhythm.

B. Quinidine

63. The most common type of oral cancer is ________________.

B. Squamous Cell carcinoma

77. The purpose of the ammonia capsule is to:

B. Stimulate breathing

57. Anaphylactic shock results from

B. Sudden, violent allergic reaction

. An older adult male patient has evidence of a hard bony growth in the palate. This area will have to be removed before placement of an upper denture. The condition is known as a

B. Toris palatinus

58. If a drug is considered a generic drug, the name is: 1. The name the manufacturer gives to a product. 2. The name used to describe the chemical composition of the drug. 3. The name that is written or printed, not capitalized. 4. The name that sometimes known to meet a lower standard than the trade name.

C. 2,3, and 4

38. Tetracycline staining can show up if taken from:

C. 2nd trimester to 8 yrs. of age

What substance is added to a local anesthetic agent to slow down the intake of the agent and increase the duration of action?

C. A vasoconstrictor

45. This drug is mainly used to treat congestive heart failure.

C. Digoxin

. A patient's medical history reveals that he has a seizure disorder, and an oral examination reveals that fibrous hyperplasia exists. Which of the following drugs might this patient be taking?

C. Dilantin

5. A tumor or lesion that grows rapidly and moves into normal tissues of the body is

C. Malignant

17. The spreading of cancer to various sites in the body is known as

C. Metastasis

16. An antibody is

C. Part of the body's defense system

79. During what type of seizure would the patient exhibit a blank stare and twitch or blink?

C. Partial

32. This is an injection administered just under the skin.

C. Subcutaneous

33. Which of the following is NOT one of the components of the ABCDs of basic life support?

D. Access.

31. A dentist wants a patient to take a prescribed drug three times a day. The prescription might contain which of the following in the signa?

D. All of the above

36. This is the penicillin drug of choice for most orofacial infections:

D. Amoxicillin

Two of the most widely used antibiotics will not be as effective in the near future, due to a condition called:

D. Angioedema

6. A patient comes into the dental clinic with a raised lesion in his mouth. The clinician examines the lesion but is not exactly sure what the lesion is. He removes the lesion and sends it to a laboratory to be examined. The procedure is a/an ___________.

D. Biopsy

68. Which artery is normally used to measure blood pressure?

D. Brachial

Small ulcers with necrotic centers and areas of inflammation surrounding them may be found in the oral cavity. These areas are known by the lay person as:

D. Canker sores

. The respirations of a patient who is hyperventilating will be exemplified by:

D. Excessively short, rapid breaths

37. The most common adverse effect of E-mycin is:

D. GI upset

A condition in which the tongue is characterized by nonuniform pattern of smooth areas resulting from a loss of the epithelium is:

D. Geographic tongue

. A patient with a history of convulsive seizures has been treated with Dilantin for the past 3 years. A resultant condition that may be manifested in the oral cavity is

D. Gingival hyperplasia

3. The death of cells or tissues within a living body is:

D. Necrosis

Parenteral may refer to all routes of administration except

D. Oral

42. If a patient has this condition they would probably be taking anticoagulants

D. Recent heart by-pass surgery

Where do most drugs come from today?

D. Synthetic

. From which source is Digitalis obtained?

D. Synthetic-purple manmade substance

67. Which of the following happened because of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970?

D. The government's first attempt to regulate and control the manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs.

43. Which is standard procedure for patients taking anticoagulants who need an extraction?

D. They stay off anticoagulant for 2-3 days prior to extraction and 1 week following extraction.

91. List 2 federal agencies that control or regulate drugs

DEA,FDA

71. The size oxygen tank that is best for the dental office is the cylinder

E

76. The most important part of treating an anaphylactic reaction consists of administering:

Epi

11. Apthous ulcers occur only on dekeratinized tissue.

False

53. The action of anticonvulsants is to increase the sodium level inside nerve cells.

False

88. Tachycardia is a ________________________heart beat.

Fast

56. A goiter is a sign of:

Hyperthyroidism

90. List the drug reference texts commonly used during treatment of patients.

Mosby book National Formulary

80. The coronary vasodilator most commonly used to treat angina is:

Nitro

3. The patient who hyperventilates is suffering from lack of:

O2

84. A victim's complaint that you cannot readily see:

Sign

89. Bradycardia is a __________________________heart beat.

Slow

62. Antifungal drugs are used to treat candida albicans

True

64. When a drug allergy occurs, the individual has become sensitized to the drug, that is the drug has become an antigen.

True

66. The average duration of a local anesthetic with the use of a vasoconstrictor is 60-90 minutes

True!

93. Explain the difference between Type I and Type II diabetes.(give details, worth 2 points each)

Type 1-kids, insulin not produced Type 2- Adults to much insulin

8. A patient displays symptoms of hypoglycemia and is conscious, what is the first thing you should ask the patient

When did you last eat and did you take insulin?"

95. Once thought to be a developmental condition, this rectangular area at the back of the tongue is now believed to come from chronic fungal infections. What is the name of this benign tongue lesion?

candididas

96. When patients describe these two common oral lesions what is the correct way to describe them in the dental chart? "Cold Sore" =_________________________________. "Canker Sore"=________________________________.

herpes labialis Apthous ulcers

92. What may be administered by the patient to relieve his or her asthma?

inhaler/albuterol