What is the radiographic appearance of moderate occlusal decay at the DEJ?

What will be an ideal response?


A thin, flat, radiolucent line. Often little or no change is detected in the overlying enamel at this stage.

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A 27-year-old male is being treated in outpatient physical therapy for a herniated disc at L4-L5 . During your examination, you notice a firm nodule (2.0 cm x 1.5 cm) with a purulent core lateral to T5 . The patient reports the area is tender and he thinks it started 4 days ago. The most likely cause of this nodule is:

A. a pilonidal cyst. B. an abscess. C. a squamous cell carcinoma. D. malignant melanoma.

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Your patient presents with a piece of rebar impaled in his chest. You should:

A. do nothing until a higher level of care arrives. B. remove the rebar and apply an occlusive dressing. C. cut the rebar as close to the patient as possible. D. stabilize the object with bulky dressings.

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What is seen on axial CT images at the same level as the bifurcation of the trachea?

A) the first appearance of the IVC B) the pulmonary trunk and its branches, the right and left pulmonary arteries C) the pulmonary veins D) the formation of the SVC by the merger of the right and left brachiocephalic veins

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A blood collection tube with a gold stopper contains a silicone serum separator and is used for studies requiring blood ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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