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1
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The agency that grants recognition to an institution for a program

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Accreditation

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The agency that grants recognition to an individual by exam

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Certification

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Essentials and guidelines or standards details to minimum requirements for accredited programs to operate a.k.a. Board of Directors

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Joint review committee

JRC

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4
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Activities that decrease the negative affects of stress

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Buffers

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5
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State licensing agencies for control of equipment and technologist

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Nuclear regulatory commission NRC

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6
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Medical director is responsible for all quality improvement activities

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TJC the joint commission

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Rontgen was born on

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November 8, 1895

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The capacity to do work

Any process that loses or gains an electron

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Energy

Ionization

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9
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X-rays that exit an object or patient

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RemNant radiation

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10
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Controls the image brightness

Controls the image contrast

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Window level

Window width

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11
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When x-rays strike the target 99% is heat and one percent is

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Xrays

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12
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The source of electrons is

The vacuum

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For filament

The tube housing

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13
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The invisible image created after exposure but before processing

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Latent image

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14
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The recorded detail on a radiograph

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Resolution

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15
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And direct capture DR x-ray photons are observed via coding material that is converted into electrical send signal called

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Amorphous selenium a-Se

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16
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There are two types of indirect capture detectors

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CCD and TFT

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17
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X-rays are heterogenerous

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KVP determines the highest peak possible but photons range from zero to Peak value

Aka heterogeneous

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18
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The positive electrode of the x-ray tube

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The anode

Making the cathode negative

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19
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The electrical component that because this is polarity with a negative and positive terminal

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Diode

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20
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When temperature is increased to the point of boiling off electrons

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Thermionic emission

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21
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The tube stand or ______suspension supports the x-ray tube and allows the radiographer to position it as needed over in around the patient

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OTC -over head tubeCrain

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22
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Noisy or grainy images results in underexpose while overexposure will produce images with

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Low contrast

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23
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Is important to note that photons or x-rays have no mass and no

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Charge

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24
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A radiology procedure that acquires as many as the 60 low-dose projection images during a single x-ray tube detector sweep in one breath hold

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Tomosynthesis

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25
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Naturally occurring radioactive substance substances present on earth are

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Uranium in radium which can be inhaled or ingested or food water or air (radon)

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26
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The greatest source of handmade radiation is

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Man-made medical and dental exposures/radiation

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27
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The filament consists of tungsten which provides the

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Source of electrons

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28
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Once the electric current or MA is applied to the filament it begins boiling off electrons aka

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Thermionic emission

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29
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X-rays are produced when the electron strike the

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Anode target
Producing and measuring KeV
From KvP

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30
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The two ways the x-rays interact with the patient and occupational worker Are called

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Compton scattering & photoelectric interaction

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31
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X-rays that are low energy levels changes direction but travel in a straight direction

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Classic Thompson or coherent scattering

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32
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Incoming x-ray photons strikes the inner shell electron. Also creates Complete energy absorption

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Photoelectric affect

33
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Incoming x-ray photons strike a target Adam and uses a portion of that energy to reject an outer shell electrons. Compton scattering effects

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The occupational worker

34
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Incoming photon must have a minimum of 1.02 MEVE it approaches the nucleus and interacts with its force field it—

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Pair production

35
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X-ray photons possessing minimum of 10 MED interacts directly with the nucleus by disintegrating it

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Photodisintegration

36
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possess a total of 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs and they divide through

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mitosis

37
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Reproductive cells of the organism that for possess half the number of chromosomes for a total of 23 which reproduce see the process of

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Meiosis

38
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The theory that proposes that any type of radiation transfers its energy directly to the key molecule it has struck

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Direct hit theory

39
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When key molecules are affected by radiation depositing his energy elsewhere in the cell

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Indirect theory (cells 80% water)

Radiation and gamma radiation or the majority of cellular damage of results of indirect hits

40
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The first stage of radiation exposure also known as the pre-drama stage is called

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NVD

Nausea vomiting diarrhea

41
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The second stage of radiation exposure is called

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The latent period

The body is undergoing changes but organism feels well

42
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The last period of radiation exposure is called

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Manifest stage -where the organism feel the entire effects of exposure

43
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Radiation syndrome’s include

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Bone marrow syndrome - 2-10Gy
G.I. syndrome- 10-50 Gy
CNS syndrome- 50 Gy or above

44
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Somatic effects in an individual can induce what two effects

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Cataracts and carcinogenesis

The lens of the eye is the most sensitive to radiation

45
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Genetic affects occur by damaging germs cells and

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Future generations to come

46
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Who requires that all persons must include the right to declare or not to Declare pregnancy status as an occupational worker

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NRC

It must be in writing be dated and estimated month of conception

47
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The dosimeter that consists of aluminum oxide and advantage is that it does not become affected by heat or moisture is

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OSL

Optically stimulated luminescence

48
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The dosimeter that contains lithium fluoride crystals to absorb portions of energy they receive from radiation

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TLD

Thermal luminescent this amateur

49
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Diverse background people slowly give up their original cultural language

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Assimilation

50
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One’s tendency to view the normal values of the individuals own culture and using them as a standard

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Ethnocentrism

51
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Self actualization 
aesthetics 
need to know 
Self steam 
belongingness and love 
safety 
physiologic
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Maslow’s hiearchy of needs

52
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Communication levels
(Birth to 1 year)

Toddler’s 1 to 3

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Facial expressions

Simple one word understanding only understand concepts of right now

53
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School aged 5 to 10 years old

Adolescence 10 to 25 years old

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Seven years old begin to think logically and analyze situations

Body awareness and modesty is particularly important

54
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Elizabeth Kubler Ross acceptance of events:

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Denial and isolation
Anger
Bargaining 
Depression
Acceptance
55
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Ways to increase the base of support

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Standing with feet further apart to increase to port center of gravity is approximately at cycle level

56
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The stability muscles are found in the

Lifting should be done by

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Torso

Bending and straightening the knees keeping the back street

57
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A drop in blood pressure when a person stands

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Orthostatic hypotension

58
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When a patient is ambulatory

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Able to walk

59
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Recognizing and entering the feelings of another person

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Empathy

60
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The relationship of harmony between two persons between patient and physician

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Report

61
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Vasodilation and sweating

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Diaphoresis

62
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The hypothalamus is an important role for body temperature shivering is to

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Produce heat while vasoconstriction as to conserve heat

63
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A patient’s normal body temperature is

A patient’s normal blood pressure should be

Child respiration
Adult respiration

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97.7 to 99.5

120/80

20-30
12-20

64
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A fever over 99.5 is also known ass

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Hyperthermia —while a patient with a fever it’s called febrile.

65
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Persistent blood pressure above 140/90 is known ass

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Hypertension

66
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The catheter tip of a pick line should be located in the superior vena cava approximately 2 to 3 cm above

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The right atrial junction

67
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The most common in certain site for CV catheters is there

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Subclavian vein

68
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pulmonary artery (PA)lines are commonly called

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Swans Gansz catheters which have a balloon located at the distal end to keep them in place

69
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The process of depolarization and repolarization or is Asian of the heart are called

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Action potential

70
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Depolarization occurs when myocardial cells are stimulated to

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Contract …while repolarization is resting

71
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SA node is also called the

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Pacemaker of the heart

72
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An infection acquired by a hospital

And object harboring pathogenic microorganisms

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Nosocomial

Fomite

73
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Infection actively occurring by physician

A carrier such as an animal that transfers and infected agent

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Iatrogenic

Vector

74
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Prokaryotic single celled organisms

Organisms with a true nucleus

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Bacteria

Eukaryotes

75
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Fungi such as yeast and mold’s which are eukaryotic with a nucleus

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Fungi

76
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greater size of bacteria that are eukaryotic and Are motile organisms

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Protozoan parasites

77
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Infections can be transmitted by the chain of infection:

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Host
infectious microorganism
mode of transmission
reservoir

78
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The public exposure limits for the eyes, skin, hands, feet is

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50mSv (5rem)

79
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To inject drugs or by use of IV is to administer drugs

A

Parenterally

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