Exam 16: Emergency Management

Alkalosis is a result of an increase of carbon dioxide in the blood.

The condition in which the arteries harden is ____________.

A tubelike passage with an opening that allows fluid to drain is a(n) ____________.

If a patient becomes unconscious, the first step is to ____________.

The AED has a voice system which indicates when and where the electrodes are to be placed.

Dilantin, a drug used to treat epilepsy, causes overgrowth of ____________.

Asthma attacks are more frequent ____________.

The condition in which oxygen is deprived from a limited region of the body is called ____________.

Erythema is another term for ____________.

Edema is another term for ____________.

The device used to measure the electrical activity of the heart is a(n) ____________.

In the CAB of CPR, "B" stands for ____________.

The method of choice for delivering the asthma drug is ____________.

Which color is the oxygen tank?

Every dental office should have an up-to-date emergency kit. If this kit contains controlled substances, it must be kept locked up.

____________ is when an individual can lose consciousness or a level of consciousness when they sit in an upright position rapidly.

To be proficient in emergency management at the health care provider level, the dental assistant must take a formal CPR training program every ____ years.

When the pancreas produces too little insulin, the resulting condition is ____________.

The treatment for a person having an allergy attack is often ____________.

An avulsed tooth is a tooth that has been ____________.