SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).A 16-year-old boy was tackled hard at football practice. He received hard blows to the chest and abdomen.When assessing your patient for a closed chest injury, which of the following would tell you to suspect flail chest?
A. Guarding behavior
B. Blood seeping into the chest cavity
C. Areas that feel soft or spongy during palpation
D. Ruptured lungs
Answer: C
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A) She cries as you attempt to assess her. B) She is dirty and has bad breath. C) She has bruises on her legs and torso. D) She is wearing a dirty diaper.
Graininess of a radiographic image results from:
a. large silver halide crystals. b. the addition of radiosensitive dyes. c. a decrease in film speed. d. film packets that contain two films.
ICD-9-CM was developed by which organization?
A) WHO B) AMA C) NCHS D) CMS
Positioning the arches too far forward in the focal trough, toward the tube head, will result in
A) the anterior teeth appearing blurred and diminished in width. B) the anterior teeth appearing blurred and magnified. C) an image that appears as an exaggerated smile. D) wide radiopacities superimposed over the anterior teeth.