What is an effective way to minimize the risk of laceration during a dental procedure?

A. Use proficient suctioning.
B. Pack surgery area with gauze.
C. Apply numbing gel prior to administering anesthesia.
D. Use disposable scalpels.


Answer: A

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a. The physician may do so legally based on the unlabeled use of medications. b. The physician may do so legally if the uses are posted in the PDR. c. The physician may do so legally if the uses are approved by the manufacturer of the drug. d. It is illegal for the physician to prescribe a drug for anything other than the manufacturers intended, stated use as registered with the USP.

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Separate forces of equal magnitude applied in the same plane either in the same direction or in opposite directions

What will be an ideal response?

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When you listen to the lungs of an asthma patient you would expect to hear:

A. wheezes B. rales C. stridor D. rhonchi

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Centrally acting adrenergic blockers are indicated in hypertensive patients when:

A) they are not taking diuretics B) they are between 21 and 65 years old C) they are older than 65 years old D) they have not responded to other hypertensive therapies

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