Mr. Jamison is in the office complaining of back pain after moving and carrying heavy boxes. The practitioner suspects he has a back ________ due to overexertion.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


strain

A strain is a muscle injury that results from overexertion.

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Treatment of someone with a seizure disorder includes all of the following except:

A) removing objects that might harm the patient. B) loosening restrictive clothing. C) placing a bite block in the patient's mouth so he does not bite his tongue. D) placing the patient on the floor or ground.

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You have been called to a public building for a 32-year-old male patient who fell down a flight of stairs. As you pull up, he walks to the ambulance and states that he would like to be looked at because his shoulder and lower back hurt. You immediately take inline manual spinal stabilization and examine his back, which reveals no sign of injury. How should you immobilize this patient?

A) Have the patient lie on the ground and immobilize in the usual fashion. B) Place the long board on the stretcher and carefully assist the patient onto the long board. C) Place a long board behind the patient and immobilize in a standing position. D) Place a cervical collar on the patient and transfer him to the stretcher.

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Finishing strips are used to smooth which surfaces of the finished restoration?

facial and distal buccal and lingual mesial and distal incisal and lingual

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Under HIPAA, administrative safeguards _____

A) Assist entities protect information from physical intrusions B) Define the framework of an excellent security program C) Help develop security measures, which protect PHI D) Include optional risk assessments that can be implemented

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