Which of the following opiates is safest when used while nursing a baby?

A) Heroin
B) Morphine
C) Methadone
D) All of the above


C) Methadone
Methadone is the safest opiate to use while nursing a baby. However, its dosage must be controlled because it has been shown to transfer into breast milk.

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Which of the following terms does not describe a type of bone?

a. Long b. Short c. Flat d. Irregular

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All of the following are signs or symptoms that are associated with malignancy in the jaw except:

a. Uniformly widened periodontal membrane space around a tooth (teeth) b. Vertical tooth mobility c. Hypercementosis d. Premature loss of deciduous teeth e. Acquired malocclusion

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The following questions may require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence. Intravascular imaging of coronary vessel by optical coherence tomography (OCT) is reported using __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The fight-or-flight response is characterized by all of the following physiologic responses, EXCEPT:

A) an increased flow of blood to the skeletal muscles. B) decreased sympathetic tone and pupil constriction. C) mobilization of glucose and an increased heart rate. D) shunting of blood away from the gastrointestinal tract.

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