A 34-year-old man presents with an asymptomatic 1 x 1 cm pigmented lesion in the right side of his palate. It is flat, and it is asymptomatic. Biopsy shows melanin pigment within a collection of benign-appearing spindle-shaped cells in the submucosa. This is consistent with:

a. Melanoma
b. Amalgam tattoo
c. Blue nevus
d. Melanotic macule
e. Physiologic pigmentation

C

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Medical direction has requested that you administer 70 grams of activated charcoal to an overdose patient. Which of the following should you do next?

A) Document the order in writing before carrying it out. B) Repeat the order back to the physician to make sure you understood correctly. C) Administer the medication without delay, then call medical direction. D) Prepare the medication and then call the hospital back to re-confirm the order.

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