The drug of choice for childhood absence seizures is:
A) GABA
B) hydantoin
C) valproic acid
D) phenytoin
C) valproic acid
Valproic acid is the drug of choice to treat childhood absence seizures, symptomatic and idiopathic generalized seizures, and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
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Which mineral helps to regulate body fluids?
a. Magnesium b. Potassium c. Selenium d. Sodium
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A. Impairment of normal breathing B. Spontaneous pneumothorax C. Flail chest D. Squeezed heart
The paralleling technique must achieve parallelism by placing the image receptor:
a. away from the crowns of the teeth. b. away from the root tips of the teeth. c. closer to the crowns of the teeth. d. closer to the root tips of the teeth.