The cardinal rules of radiation protection are

a. time, source, shielding
b. time, distance, position
c. time, distance, shielding
d. shielding, thickness, use factor


c. time, distance, shielding

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Your patient is a 75-year-old female complaining of constipation and abdominal pain for two days. Your physical examination reveals a moderately distended abdomen. Which of the following is the best course of action?

A) Advise the patient to use an enema. B) Contact medical control for approval to refuse treatment and transport. C) Transport the patient, because she has a potentially serious medical problem. D) Advise the patient to use a laxative.

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Which of the following statements regarding smoke control systems is MOST accurate?

A) Model building codes require special mechanical smoke removal provisions from the floor of origin. B) Shaft construction, sealing of floor penetrations, and automatic sprinklers are considered adequate to control smoke movement in a building. C) Building codes require smoke proof exit enclosures in all stairs serving floors 50 feet (15.2 m) or higher. D) Building codes require all entrances to stairwells in a high-rise be through a pressurized vestibule.

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A flat, triangular fossa below the spine of the scapula that provides an attachment site for the infraspinatus

What will be an ideal response?

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Prolonged or excessive exposure to stress is known as:

a. posttraumatic stress b. delayed stress c. critical incident stress d. cumulative stress

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