You have been called for a 7-year-old girl who has vomited once and complains of abdominal pain. When you are performing the secondary assessment and obtaining a medical history, which action by you would be considered most appropriate?

A) Asking mostly questions that can be answered with a "yes" or "no"
B) Standing above the child and smiling while asking questions
C) Allowing the child to play with the stethoscope before listening to her lungs
D) Using "baby talk" when asking the child questions about her pain


C) Allowing the child to play with the stethoscope before listening to her lungs

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Fill in the blank with correct word.

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On the Table of Drugs and Chemicals, the column titled "Therapeutic Use" would be referenced in which of the following cases?

A) an accidental overdose of wrong drug taken B) a correct substance properly administered, in the proper dosage C) an accidental self-inflicted poisoning D) poisoning or injury cannot be determined as accidental or intentional

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The Unified Medical Language System project has resulted in a set of three Knowledge Sources. Name and describe one of them.

What will be an ideal response?

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Following the deposition of anesthetic solution for an incisive nerve block, ________ is applied directly and steadily over the mental foramen

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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