What type of gloves are required when handling extraoral film in the darkroom?

What will be an ideal response?


None. Treatment gloves and plastic overgloves increase the risk of generating static electricity. Static produces a white-light spark that exposes the film locally and leaves radiolucent artifacts on the image.

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A) 30 B) 40 C) 50 D) 60

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Paradoxical movement indicates a:

A. pneumothorax. B. flail chest. C. cardiac tamponade. D. hemothorax.

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The rigid tube used to suction the upper airway is known as the:

A) Yankauer catheter. B) Magill catheter. C) whistle-tip catheter. D) Macintosh catheter.

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All of the following are elements of a torte, EXCEPT:

a. the existence of a legal duty owing from plaintiff to defendant b. a breach of duty owing from defendant to plaintiff c. the existence of a legal duty owing from defendant to plaintiff d. damages as a result of a breach of duty

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