To reduce patient exposure, the __________ consistent with image quality should be selected.

a. highest mAs
b. highest kVp
c. shortest distance
d. highest mAs and lowest kVp


b. highest kVp

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You are called to a 25-year-old male complaining of right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain. His other symptoms are nausea and vomiting, fever, and decreasing pain in the umbilicus area. As an EMT, you feel this patient might have:

A) peritonitis. B) appendicitis. C) pancreatitis. D) cholecystitis.

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When health claims information is exchanged electronically, both the sender and the receiver must follow what HIPAA transaction standard?

5010 CMS-1500 OCR EMC

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Adjustment of respiratory muscle contractions to accommodate varying loads is regulated by which of the following?

a. Medullary respiratory centers b. Muscle spindle fiber feedback c. Pontine apneustic center d. Pontine pneumotaxic center

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