When assessing a patient, you note a bruise to his chest. On the prehospital care report, this injury is properly documented as:

A) ecchymosis.
B) cyanosis.
C) erythematic.
D) hematoma.


A

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Which of the following best defines a comorbidity?

a. The actual death of the patient, or increased potential for death due to the patient's presenting problem, a drastic worsening of the presenting problem, or associated disease process b. A state of disease, illness, or ill health c. A disease, illness, or ill health that is separate from the presenting problem but that occurs at the same time as the presenting problem d. A pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of the patient's presenting problem

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Which of these conditions involves an infection in the retroperitoneal portion of the abdomen?

A) Gastroenteritis B) Hepatitis C) Pancreatitis D) Inflamed spleen

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Which intraoral technique should be the radiographer's first choice when exposing periapical radiographs?

What will be an ideal response?

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The design of furniture and equipment can help prevent occupational injuries and conditions, such as ________.

A. Congenital deformity B. Congestive heart failure C. Diabetes mellitus D. Carpal tunnel syndrome

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