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b) Fixed dental restorations, once placed, cannot be removed. Removable restorations can
be removed by the patient for cleaning and at night.
c) Orthodontic appliances are used to either move teeth to form a more harmonious occlu-
sion and aesthetic appearance of teeth or to maintain the position of previously moved
teeth.
Diagnostic imaging
a) clues b) scope c) exposed d) screen e) doses of radiation
a) It is decided depending on the patient’s symptoms and part of the body being exam-
ined.
b) No, they are not. Some tests are uncomfortable as they require patients to stay still for
a long time inside a machine, or a long, thin tube to be inserted in the body, which often
requires anaesthesia.
c) A Radiology Department is a very risk-free environment in which to work, as they are
exposed to low doses of radiation as they protect themselves, for example, by going in
another room when the X-ray beam is switched on and the x-ray is being taken.
Dietetics
a) nutrition b) food pyramid c) food wheel d) supplement e) eating disorder
a) Women of childbearing age may require folic acid supplements and people over the age
of 50 may require vitamin B12 supplementation.
b) Dieticians can work in a variety of areas within hospitals, in the community, in the food
industry, in education, or in the media.
c) No, they don’t. These terms should not be considered interchangeable as the training,
regulation and scope of practice of the two professional titles can be very different.
Emergency medical services
a) cardiac arrest b) pump blood c) asystolic d) heart beat e) misconceptions
a) The main aim of CPR is at keeping heart and brain oxygenated. Without oxygen those
organs will die.
b) It finishes when the patient regains a heart beat spontaneously or is declared dead.
Some other times, the EMT is too exhausted to go ahead with the compressions, and
he has to stop.
c) What is their role on an emergency scenario according to the text? Emergency Medical
Services. When EMS arrives they will likely give medication in an IV line, atropine and
adrenaline, intubate the patient (tube down patients throat), place them on a cardiac