A patient presented with painful ulcerative lesions in his buccal mucosae, gingiva, and tongue. The lesions were subsequently proven to be pemphigus vulgaris on biopsy. Which of the follow-ing treatment regimens would be most effective in controlling this patient's disease?
a. Systemic acyclovir
b. Topical corticosteroids
c. Systemic corticosteroids
d. Systemic antibiotics
e. Systemic antifungals
C
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Paramedics are on the scene of an unusual situation that is not clearly covered by local protocols. You contact the emergency department physician or medical director by radio, and he or she provides information on the proper care of the patient. This form of medical supervision is known as:
a. Offline medical direction b. Online medical direction c. Prospective medical direction d. Retrospective medical direction
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Accuracy expresses how close a determined value is to the true ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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