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A positive over-the-counter pregnancy test is considered a ______________.

  1. possible sign of pregnancy
  2. presumptive sign of pregnancy
  3. probable sign of pregnancy
  4. positive sign of pregnancy

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

A positive pregnancy test and changes in the reproductive organs are both considered probable signs of pregnancy.
Presumptive signs include amenorrhea, frequent urination and pigment changes in skin.
Determining the estimated day of birth or delivery (EDB or EDD) is considered to be a positive sign of pregnancy.



After your patient has been told that they have Cushing’s syndrome, the patient asks you what Cushing’s syndrome is.

How would you respond to this patient’s question?

  1. “Cushing’s syndrome is a type of irritable bowel syndrome.”
  2. “Cushing’s syndrome is a disorder of the adrenal gland.”
  3. “Cushing’s syndrome often occurs among patients who are getting radiation therapy.”
  4. “Cushing’s syndrome often occurs among patients who are chemotherapy.”

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Cushing’s syndrome is a disorder of the adrenal gland. It results from the chronic hypersecretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex.
It is Crohn’s disease, not Cushing’s syndrome, that is a type of irritable bowel syndrome and, there is no relationship between Cushing’s syndrome and radiation or chemotherapy.



Avulsed teeth should be placed in ______________.

  1. normal saline
  2. cold water
  3. milk
  4. warm water

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Avulsed teeth should be immediately placed in milk. An avulsed tooth is the traumatic loss of a tooth.
In addition to placing the tooth in milk, the tooth should only be handled at the crown and not the root of the tooth.
These interventions preserve the tooth for reimplantation.



The embryonic period during pregnancy takes place from ______________.

  1. weeks 1 to 12
  2. weeks 1 to 10
  3. weeks 3 to 5
  4. weeks 6 to 10

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The embryonic period begins around week 6, following the ovulation period of weeks 1 to 2 and the cell division and implantation period from weeks 3 to 5.
The first trimester runs from week 1 until week 12.



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