A hearing-impaired patient with a hearing aid is having a difficult time understanding your questions. Your initial action would be to:
A) Write the questions on paper
B) Slow your speech and increase the pitch of your voice
C) Ensure that the patient's hearing aid is properly placed and turned on
D) Position yourself in front of the patient and speak loudly
C) Ensure that the patient's hearing aid is properly placed and turned on
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a. stomach b. small intestine c. large intestine d. anus
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A. 50% B. 60% C. 70% D. 80%
The paralleling technique must achieve parallelism by placing the image receptor
A) away from the crowns of the teeth. B) away from the root tips of the teeth. C) closer to the crowns of the teeth. D) closer to the root tips of the teeth.
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