What type of gloves are required when handling extraoral film in the darkroom?
What will be an ideal response?
None. Treatment gloves and plastic overgloves increase the risk of generating static electricity. Static produces a white-light spark that exposes the film locally and leaves radiolucent artifacts on the image.
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Life-threatening arrhythmias can result in death of the AMI patient as soon as:
A) 3 hours after onset. B) 4 hours after onset. C) 2 hours after onset. D) 1 hour after onset.
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Which of the following is not a potential hazard of intermittent positive-pressure breathing?
a. Increased cardiac output b. Respiratory alkalosis c. Pulmonary barotrauma d. Gastric distention
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