What does half life mean?

What will be an ideal response?


The length of time it takes for a drug to be decreased by half in the body. Determined by distribution and clearance rate of the drug.

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Which of the following is NOT a common type of transcribed medical report?

a. History and physical report b. Progress notes c. Pathology report d. Consultation letter e. Diagnostic laboratory report

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When a patient's shoulders are rolled forward for a PA chest, the patient inadvertently leans forward placing the mid-coronal plane at an angle with the board. The angle created by this action minimizes the need for a cephalic angle on the PA projection. What is the approximate degree of the angle created?

A. 20 B. 15 C. 10 D. 5

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Lying between the cusps of the premolars is a/an ___________________ surface.

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

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If the phlebotomist finds a patient who is unconscious and unresponsive, she is to first notify the nurse, who will ____.

A. sound the emergency alarm B. call a code-blue C. call a code-red D. clearly announce that "this is an emergency" over the hospital's loudspeaker

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