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Review Questions and Answers

Chapters 22-23

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1. What is the first step to be performed once you have determined that you have broken your instrument tip?◦ A. Isolate the area◦ B. Ask the patient to swallow◦ C. Sit the patient upright to prevent aspiration◦ D. Rinse the area with chlorhexidine

Chapter 22: Broken Instrument Tip

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1. What is the first step to be performed once you have determined that you have broken your instrument tip?◦ A. Isolate the area◦ B. Ask the patient to swallow◦ C. Sit the patient upright to prevent aspiration◦ D. Rinse the area with chlorhexidine

Answers… Ch 22

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2. All of the following are measures to help prevent broken instrument tips except one. Which one is the exception?◦ A. use the ultrasonic scaler on patients with heavy

deposits◦ B. proper instrument maintenance◦ C. instrument retipping◦ D. replacing worn instruments

Chapter 22: Broken Instrument Tip

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2. All of the following are measures to help prevent broken instrument tips except one. Which one is the exception?◦ A. use the ultrasonic scaler on patients with heavy

deposits◦ B. proper instrument maintenance◦ C. instrument retipping◦ D. replacing worn instruments

Answers… Ch 22

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3. What is the procedure if the tip is located but cannot be removed?◦ A. refer to oral surgeon for removal◦ B. anesthetize area and attempt to remove tip

again◦ C. take a radiograph to better locate tip◦ D. no treatment is necessary

Chapter 22: Broken Instrument Tip

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3. What is the procedure if the tip is located but cannot be removed?◦ A. refer to oral surgeon for removal◦ B. anesthetize area and attempt to remove tip

again◦ C. take a radiograph to better locate tip◦ D. no treatment is necessary

Answers… Ch 22

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4. If the tip is not located by visual or radiographic inspection, the clinician should do which of the following?◦ A. assume the tip was expectorated◦ B. treat the situation as an ingested/aspirated

foreign object◦ C. rinse the area carefully and continue treatment◦ D. none of the above

Chapter 22: Broken Instrument Tip

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4. If the tip is not located by visual or radiographic inspection, the clinician should do which of the following?

A. assume the tip was expectorated B. treat the situation as an

ingested/aspirated foreign object C. rinse the area carefully and continue

treatment D. none of the above

Answers… Ch 22

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1. Which of the following drugs mimics the natural effects of the sympathetic autonomic nervous system (SANS)?◦ A. benzodiazepines◦ B. cocaine◦ C. opioid drugs◦ D. barbiturates

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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1. Which of the following drugs mimics the natural effects of the sympathetic autonomic nervous system (SANS)?◦ A. benzodiazepines◦ B. cocaine◦ C. opioid drugs◦ D. barbiturates

Answers… Ch 23

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2. Which of the following is a sign of cocaine toxicity?◦ A. bradycardia◦ B. slurred speech◦ C. hypertension◦ D. respiratory depression

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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2. Which of the following is a sign of cocaine toxicity?◦ A. bradycardia◦ B. slurred speech◦ C. hypertension◦ D. respiratory depression

Answers… Ch 23

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3. The purpose of activated charcoal in the treatment of drug toxicity is to◦ A. act as an absorbing agent◦ B. induce vomiting◦ C. provide an antidote◦ D. achieve internal cooling

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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3. The purpose of activated charcoal in the treatment of drug toxicity is to◦ A. act as an absorbing agent◦ B. induce vomiting◦ C. provide an antidote◦ D. achieve internal cooling

Answers… Ch 23

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4. Which of the following oral effects may be evident in the cocaine user?◦ A. dental caries◦ B. gingival inflammation◦ C. cervical abrasion◦ D. all of the above

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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4. Which of the following oral effects may be evident in the cocaine user?◦ A. dental caries◦ B. gingival inflammation◦ C. cervical abrasion◦ D. all of the above

Answers… Ch 23

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5. All of the following are strategies for managing opioid toxicity except one. Which one is the exception?◦ A. wrap in blankets to increase body temperature◦ B. administer oxygen 4-6 L/min◦ C. administer naloxone (Narcan)◦ D. administer diazepam (Valium)

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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5. All of the following are strategies for managing opioid toxicity except one. Which one is the exception?◦ A. wrap in blankets to increase body temperature◦ B. administer oxygen 4-6 L/min◦ C. administer naloxone (Narcan)◦ D. administer diazepam (Valium)

Answers… Ch 23

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6. Which of the following is a sign of barbiturate toxicity?◦ A. tachycardia◦ B. unresponsiveness to external stimuli◦ C. diaphoresis◦ D. agitation

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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6. Which of the following is a sign of barbiturate toxicity?◦ A. tachycardia◦ B. unresponsiveness to external stimuli◦ C. diaphoresis◦ D. agitation

Answers… Ch 23

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7. Benzodiazepines and barbiturates product their effect within biological tissue by◦ A. stimulating opioid receptors◦ B. preventing the reuptake of dopamine◦ C. enhancing the effect of GABA◦ D. stimulating the SANS

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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7. Benzodiazepines and barbiturates product their effect within biological tissue by◦ A. stimulating opioid receptors◦ B. preventing the reuptake of dopamine◦ C. enhancing the effect of GABA◦ D. stimulating the SANS

Answers… Ch 23

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8. Which of the following routes of administration produces the highest blood levels of a drug?◦ A. oral ingestion◦ B. intramuscular injection◦ C. smoking◦ D. intravenous injection

Chapter 23: Drug Overdose and Toxicity

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8. Which of the following routes of administration produces the highest blood levels of a drug?◦ A. oral ingestion◦ B. intramuscular injection◦ C. smoking◦ D. intravenous injection

Answers… Ch 23