In radiography, a partial shadow or fuzzy outline around the image is referred to as what?

overlapping
mutations
light fog
penumbra


penumbra

Rationale: penumbra – This is the fuzziness that occurs around the image on an x-ray.

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a. Appendicitis b. Peritonitis c. Diverticulitis d. Vermitis

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Which of the following would likely exacerbate pulmonary edema?

A. Nitroglycerin B. Increased cardiac preload C. A positive inotropic drug D. Decreased cardiac afterload

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Which of the following best defines hematology?

a. Study of blood chemistry b. Study of blood proteins c. Study of blood plasma d. Study of blood cells

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A 6-year-old presents with slightly umbilicated, dome-shaped lesions on the skin of the trunk, face, and extremities. The child is diagnosed with molluscum contagiosum caused by a highly contagious:

a. bacterium. b. virus. c. fungus. d. parasite.

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