Name the action that occurs if diagnosis or treatment is substandard compared to that provided by dentists in a similar locale under similar conditions

What will be an ideal response?


Negligence is when failure to use reasonable care results in injury or damage to another.

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What are solid white exudates?

A. Glands located in the mouth and beneath the tongue that secrete saliva B. Secretions covering the back of the throat that might suggest an infection C. Enlargement of the epiglottis D. Funnel shaped channels that form large opening through which air leaves the nose

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What does comorbidity mean?

What will be an ideal response?

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You receive a call to a residence where a man found his wife unconscious on the couch. The patient is unresponsive, her respiratory rate is 8 breaths/min, her breathing is shallow, her heart rate is 40 beats/min, and her pulse is weak. The husband hands you an empty bottle of hydrocodone (Vicodin), which was refilled the day before. You should:

A. initiate ventilatory assistance. B. contact the poison control center. C. perform a rapid head-to-toe exam. D. apply oxygen via a nonrebreathing mask.

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Which of the following agencies registers physicians for the writing of prescriptions of controlled substances?

A. Food and Drug Administration B. Centers for Disease Control C. Controlled Substances Agency D. Drug Enforcement Administration E. Federal Drug Safety Administration

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