Drugs & Doses
The appropriate O2 dosage for a breathing patient having an asthma attack.
What is 6-10L/min?
The safest trimester to perform surgical extractions on pregnant patients.
What is the 2nd trimester?
Week 14-26
The #1 cause of hyperventilation in the dental office.
What is stress/needle-phobia?
The condition whose symptoms are sweating, shaking, hunger, anxiety, and weakness.
What is hypoglycemia?
The most common medical emergency in the dental office.
What is syncope?
The ideal route of transmission of nitroglycerin for angina.
What is sublingual?
The gold standard anesthetic for pregnant patients.
What is 2% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine?
The 2-pronged treatment for adult patients presenting in chair with cyanosis of the lips and audible wheezing.
What is 2 puffs albuterol and 10L/min O2?
The blood pressure reading for hypertensive crisis that requires referral for immediate medical evaluation.
What is >180/120mmHG?
When most medical emergencies occur in the dental office.
What is during local anesthetic?
The "rule" used to treat and monitor hypoglycemic patients.
What is the Rule of 15?
Administer 15g carbs and check blood glucose in 15 minutes
The position you avoid putting pregnant patients in.
What is supine?
What is a Grand Mal siezure?
The mnemonic used to identify clinical features of a stroke.
What is FAST?
F: Face droop
A: Arms uneven when raised
S:Speech slurred
T:Time (1hr)
The percentage of medical emergencies that are preventable.
What is 90%?
The type of medication is not usually given to asthmatic patients for fear of broncho-constriction.
What is ibuprofen/NSAID?
The recovery position for pregnant patients.
What is the Right Hip Elevation technique?
10-15cm elevation of the right hip
The ASA classification for a patient with uncontrolled diabetes who is a known smoker.
What is ASA 4?
The treatable blood sugar range for diabetic patients.
What is 70-175mg/dL?
Approximately how many medical emergencies occur in the dental office in a 10-year period.
What is 8?
The number of baby aspirins given to patients experiencing a heart attack.
The complication pregnant patients are at risk of developing.
What is LAST/Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity?
The necessary action taken before starting treatment on a dementia patient.
What is obtaining a dental Power of Attorney?
The name for the specific type of wheezing experienced by asthmatic patients.
What is stridor?
The type of O2 mask used for apneic patients.
What is a bag-valve-mask device?