There are different ways that medical practitioners try and sedate a patient and one of the most common forms is where only a section of a patient’s body is made devoid of sensation. This technique is common for patients who have simple procedures that don’t involve them staying overnight at the hospital. This quiz tests your ability to give anaesthesia to patients in the correct manner. Test yourself!
Vital signs to determine the baseline in the event of an emergency
Visual inspection to determine the overall physical state of the patient
Dialogue history, to ensure the patient has answered truthfully
Medical history questionnaire, thoroughly reviewed and updated
Treatment plan and patient consent forms completed
To reduce the risk of syncope
To speed the onset of anesthesia
To keep the syringe out of a patient's sight
To ensure clinician caan obtain a firm hand rest
To slow the absorption of anesthetic into bloodstream
Knees above sea level
Heart and hands parallel to the floor
Head and heart parallel to the floor
Toes above the nose
Hear and heart parallel, toes slightly elevated
Make the injection as comfortable as possible
Not disturb the homeostasis of the tissues
Lessen the chance of anesthetic overdose
Ensure you are not in a blood vessel
Lessen the chance of a hematoma developing
Facial nerve
Trigeminal nerve
Zygomatic nerve
Middle meningeal nerve
Buccal nerve
Nerve block
Field block
Supraperiosteal
Infiltration
Intrasseptal
Ovale
Spinosum
Magnum
Rotundum
Superior orbital
Deposition was too low
Deposition was too anterior
The mesiobuccal root of the 1st molar was not anesthetized with the PSA
Local anesthetic solution has probably expired
Insufficient amount of anesthetic deposited
0.6-0.9 ml
0.9-1.8 ml
1.5-1.8 ml
0.9-1.2 ml
.45-.9 ml
Children
Large boned
Reduced opening
Enlarged tongue
Autistic
Palatal
Intraosseous
Intraseptal
Periodontal ligament
Incisive/mental
Withdraw and select a penetration site more posterior
Immediately redirect needle/syringe more laterally
Withdraw slightly, redirect needle/syringe more medially
Withdraw and select a penetration site more medially
Withdraw slightly, redirect needle/syringe more laterally
1.5 ml
1.8 ml
1.2 ml
1.3 ml
1.0 ml
Intraosseous
Infraorbital
Periodontal ligament
Posterior superior alveolar
Inferior alveolar
Epithelial desquamation
Sterile abscess
Cheek rot
White lacy striations
Epithelial dysplasia
Epithelial dysplasia
Is always preventable
Is often caused by a needle penetrating the cheek
Is always reversible
Is desirable
Is the most common on the tip/side of the tongue
A low grade infection
A holiday in December
Anesthesia that doesn't "wear off"
Trauma to muscles and/or blood vessels
A flooding or pooling of blood
Usually requires formal management
Requires placing the patient in a supine position
May manifest as anxiety or restlessness
Minimally affects blood pressure and heart rate
Indicates an epinephrine allergy
Oxygen only
Glucose
Oxygen and diazepam
Oxygen and epinephrine
Oxygen and diphenhydramine
The patient is experiencing psychogenic anxiety
The anesthetic was injected too rapidly
The patient is having a reaction to the epinephrine
The patient is allergic to the Benzocaine
The patient is having an idiosyncratic reaction
Hypnosis
Electronic dental anesthesia
Use limited amounts of esters
Use general anesthesia
Use limited amounts of sterile Benadryl
Pregnant women
Patients with hepatitis
A marathon runner
Highly anxious patients
A sweet little child
Lidocaine
Denti-patch
Benzocaine
Pressure
Betadine
Herpes simplex virus
Aphthous ulcer
Epithelial desquamation
Sterile abscess
Necrotizing sialiometaplasia
2.3
4.5
7.3
3.8
1.9
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