Patients that are dehydrated, have a decreased fluid intake, are in shock, or have renal disease may have an insufficient production (or volume) of urine. This is called ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

oliguria

Oliguria is an insufficient production or volume of urine.

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The first dental radiograph was produced using an exposure time of

A) 0.5 second. B) 1 minute. C) 5 minutes. D) 25 minutes. E) 1 hour.

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Each of the following statements is true except one. Which one is the exception?

A) During exposure, the x-rays strike and ionize all silver halide crystals on the film. B) The invisible image on an x-ray film is called the "latent image." C) The function of the gelatin in film emulsion is to keep the silver halide crystals evenly suspended over the base. D) Silver halide in the emulsion is primarily silver bromide.

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