OMFS Board Exam Review #10 - IV Sedation Emergencies, Sepsis, Phlebitis, Hypersensitivity

Top 5 Topics:

- Emergency response to bradycardia and hypotension during IV sedation

- Managing IV site complications: phlebitis, infiltration, and infection

- Recognizing and acting on sepsis in the dental office

- Critical monitoring changes for high-risk sedation patients

- The 4 types of hypersensitivity reactions explained with oral surgery examples

*** These are live recordings of my review sessions for the oral OMFS boards that I’ll be taking in January 2025 - I can get answers and concepts wrong! Please comment, DM me, or text me with any corrections, additions, or your own board prep tips on these topics so we can learn from my mistakes. ***

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Questions & Topics:

00:00 – What’s the first move when a sedation patient crashes with HR 40 and BP 90/50?

03:21 – How do you manage pain and swelling at the IV site 24 hours post-op?

06:56 – What’s the urgent management when the IV site is infected with pus and fever at 48 hours?

10:46 – What pre-op monitoring is critical after a patient with recent MI and IV infection?

14:44 – How do you manage an ETCO₂ spike to 60 during sedation?

17:12 – What’s the differential for a confused and agitated recovery patient?

20:05 – When do you use flumazenil, and what must you rule out first?

23:48 – How do you respond to a rash and wheezing 30 minutes post-op (possible anaphylaxis)?

25:46 – Post-op fever and swelling at extraction site: infection vs. osteomyelitis?

29:30 – The 4 Types of Hypersensitivity Reactions explained for OMFS boards.

Now available on:

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- 8.2025

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