Describe the differences between chronic and acute pain

What will be an ideal response?


Chronic-ongoing, long term, are the most serious and debilitating. Acute-sudden onset, sharp or severe, are usually of a short duration.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The formula to calculate the HUs for fluoroscopy units is kVp ma time multiplier factor of generator employed 60. 2. The induction motor consists of a rotor and stators and operates by mutual induction. 3. Isotropic refers to the dispersion of light or x-ray photons at a right angle from a single point of origin 4. The greater the kVp, the less energetic and penetrating the x-ray beam. 5. The relationship between actual focal spot size and effective focal spot size is an indirect relationship.

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Patients who have a condition requiring an overnight stay for one or more days would typically be treated in a(n):

A) ambulatory surgical center. B) acute care facility. C) emergency department. D) rehabilitation facility. E) outpatient care facility.

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Which of the following does not cause an increase in the heart rate? 

A. exercise B. body temperature C. parasympathetic nerves D. sympathetic nerves

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In the United States, tuberculosis (TB) was one of the leading causes of death at the beginning of the twentieth century, but reported mortality from TB declined steadily during the first half of the century. Discuss what factors caused this decline

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