Your patient with diabetes presents with a rocker-bottom foot. This is most likely due to:

A. club foot deformity due to poor diabetes control.
B. fractures and/or dislocations causing a Charcot deformity.
C. the combination of chronic hypertension and progressive arterial disease.
D. all of the above.


B

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Using the data provided by Western Hospital for October 2013, calculate the average length of stay for the Hematology/Oncology Department? Round to one decimal place. ? Western HospitalOctober 2013Department                     Discharges          Discharge DaysMedicine                         1,550                    8,427Surgery                            1,495                    7,752Hematology/Oncology       864                    6,587Orthopedic                          650                    6,781

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

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

1. CT (computed tomography) is a primary certification. 2. Accreditation is not a requirement for radiologic technology programs. 3. Scatter radiation is considered to be part of the primary beam.

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Which of the following antidiabetic agents reduces postprandial glucose?

a. acarbose (Precose) b. rosiglitazone (Avandia) c. tolbutaminde (Orinase) d. miglitol (Glyset)

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Neuroleptic drugs that can improve thought disorders are known as:

A. anxiolytics B. antihypertensives C. antineuroleptics D. antipsychotics

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