During which of the following seizures can tongue biting occur?

a. partial
b. absence
c. petit mal
d. tonic-clonic


d. During tonic-clonic seizures (formerly called grand mal) tongue biting may occur.

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a. Vascular endothelium cell b. Adipocyte c. Macrophage d. Hepatocyte

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Chapter 4—Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases—also classifies other endocrine system disorders besides diabetes. All of the following are endocrine system disorders EXCEPT:

a. adrenal dysfunctions. b. Klinefelter's syndrome. c. electrolyte imbalances. d. vitamin deficiencies.

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A client tells you that she doesn't want diphtheria vaccine with her tetanus because "it's not necessary—this disease is gone." Which one of the following diseases has been eradicated globally by vaccination?

a. Polio b. Smallpox c. Measles d. Tetanus e. Diphtheria

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Flux gain

a. improves image resolution due to the small penumbra created by the output phosphor crystals. b. deals with the gain resulting from the conversion of light at the output phosphor. c. is directly related to the input phosphor conversion efficiency. d. all of the above

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