Linear light densities across a processed CR image are likely due to:

dust
dirt
patient motion
scratches


scratches

Rationale: Scratches will appear as linear light densities as a result of dirt or dust deposited on transport rollers.

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A 37-year-old woman, who is four months pregnant, complains of abdominal and pelvic pain after being assaulted in her home by a live-in boyfriend. During the assault, he struck her in the head, chest, and abdomen with his fists and a chair as she lay on the floor. There are no obvious threats to the airway, breathing, or circulation. Her vital signs are pulse, 124 beats/min; respiration, 22 breaths/min; blood pressure, 114/68 mmHg; and SpO2, 98% on room air. Which intervention is needed for this patient?

A) Secure the patient to the long board, with it tilted left for transport B) Provide immediate transport with care such as spinal motion restriction precautions provided en route C) Provide calming reassurance and transport the patient quietly in a position of comfort D) Apply a nonrebreather mask with high-concentration oxygen

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When monitoring nasal airflow, what is the most common problem associated with the use of the pneumotachograph?

a. Change in temperature of expired gas b. Variability in expiratory flow rates c. Requirement to reposition the probe d. Recalibration of the sensor

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The following two graphic loops show which of the following conditions?

a. Leak in the patient-ventilator circuit b. Increased airway resistance c. Decreased lung compliance d. Active exhalation

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The history of disability is a series of stories about how people in various cultures have given meaning to physical and intellectual "difference." "Disability" comes to exist when people with certain differences are defined as

A. others and given over to care by experts. B. God-given gifts that personify the meaning of humanness. C. special people and embraced at the social center of a community. D. a burden to be borne by those who are able-bodied.

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