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A patient has a seizure lasting 7 minutes, recovers, then shortly after becomes cyanotic. What should the dentist do?

  1. Administer diazepam
  2. Administer oxygen
  3. Just reassure the airway is open and observe
  4. Give the patient water and wait
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Correct answer: B. Administer oxygen

Once the seizure itself has ended, the priority shifts to managing post-ictal hypoxia — administering supplemental oxygen and ensuring/maintaining a patent airway is the appropriate next step for cyanosis. (Benzodiazepines like diazepam are reserved for an ongoing/prolonged seizure, i.e., status epilepticus, not for the post-ictal period after the seizure has stopped.)

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