SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You and your partner are responding to a patient who passed out in a store. Your patient is a 21-year-old male who stated to his friend that he was feeling light-headed. Upon arrival you find your patient on the floor. He has a pulse but is not breathing.You are going to place a nasopharyngeal airway in a young adult male patient. To determine which size airway you should use, you measure the patient from the ________ to the ________.
A. jaw / ear lobe
B. tip of the nose / ear lobe
C. lips / jaw
D. tip of the forehead / tip of the nose
Answer: B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Anesthetic solution deposited in PDL injections diffuses through the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone to the apical region of the tooth
A) True B) False