All states have certification requirements for personnel taking dental radiographs

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False. Adoption of the Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act's standards was made discretionary with each state. As a result, not all states have voluntarily established licensure laws for personnel who place and expose dental radiographs. Nevertheless, most state laws require that operators of x-ray equipment be trained and certified or licensed to take dental radiographs.

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Critical thinking is using reasoning and evidence to make the best decisions about what to do, or what to believe, while being influenced by emotions

A. True B. False

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Septicemia (also called sepsis or blood poisoning) is a condition in which a pathogen is present in the cardiovascular (circulatory system)

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The power of the states to initiate public health statutes is inferred from which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

A. Ninth Amendment B. First Amendment C. Second Amendment D. Tenth Amendment E. Sixth Amendment

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You respond to a patient complaining of shortness of breath. Upon your arrival, the patient tells you that she has been experiencing headaches, vertigo, and now itching. She says her doctor had called with a lab result of her latest test. Her hematocrit is reported as 60. You suspect:

A) congestive heart failure (CHF). B) sickle cell disease. C) thrombocytopenia. D) polycythemia.

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