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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2005 5(3):104-106; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mki028
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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain | Volume 5 Number 3 2005 © The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia [2005]. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org

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54. The following factors predispose to arrhythmias during anaesthesia for dentistry:
(a) True; (b) False; (c) False; (d) True; (e) False
(b) Arrhythmias under dental anaesthesia are predisposed to by an inhalational induction rather than i.v. (c) Sevoflurane has a low propensity to cause arrhythmias. (d) Any tendency towards arrhythmias is exacerbated by a degree of airway obstruction with resultant hypoxia and hypercarbia. (a) Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is one factor that may contribute towards airway obstruction. (e) Stimulation of the trigeminal nerve during surgery is thought to be arrhythmogenic.
55. Conscious sedation:
(a) False; (b) True; (c) False; (d) False; (e) False
(a) During conscious sedation, verbal contact with the patient must be retained throughout. (b) Sedation may be administered via several routes including intranasal. (c) Sedation is most safely achieved using titrated doses of a single agent. (d) Dentists who have received appropriate training may administer conscious sedation. (e) Consideration . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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