For a 20 cm part thickness, which of the following would accommodate a 6 cm increase in part thickness and maintain radiographic density?

a. Increase the kVp by 12 kVp.
b. Increase the mAs by 100%.
c. Increase the kVp by 20%.
d. either a or b

d. either a or b

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Your patient is a 73-year-old man who is sitting in a recliner, cyanotic, pulseless, and apneic. The patient's skin is cool and dry. The patient's wife last saw him an hour and a half ago. Which of the following should you do first?

A) Check for rigor mortis. B) Start CPR. C) Attach the monitor/defibrillator. D) Inform the patient's wife that he is dead and nothing can be done for him.

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The dermis is the deeper and more complex of the two skin layers. Letter ______ designates this layer. 


A. B
B. D
C. A
D. C

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