Leukoderma is another name for ________, a disorder that causes large areas of decreased pigmentation to form on the skin.

A. ringworm
B. herpes zoster
C. hives
D. vitiligo


Answer: D

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a. Local infiltration b. Nerve block c. Regional block d. Regional infiltration

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After finding potential codes in the ________, users will then need to verify them

a. Tabular List b. Index c. medical record d. patient's file

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A small, slender, gram-negative rod was recovered from the blood cultures of a patient following root canal surgery. At 48 hours, the following results were observed:

BAP and CHOC agars: small gray colonies that tend to pit the agar MAC agar: no growth Odor upon opening the agar plates: bleach-like This organism will also be A) catalase negative and oxidase positive. B) catalase and oxidase negative. C) catalase and oxidase positive. D) catalase positive and oxidase negative.

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During an amalgam procedure, the amalgam does not mix with the mercury, and you have a mercury exposure. To clean up the mercury exposure, you would do which of the following?

Call a biohazard specialist to come in and clean up the spill. Use a mercury spill kit. Vacuum it up with the HVE. Pick it up with gloved hands and dispose it into the commode.

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