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Which of the following is a disadvantage of CBCT imaging?

What is the order of excitatory response elicited by electrical stimulation while gradually increasing the peak amplitude per the strength-duration curve?

Bonus: (Worth 2 Points) What is the most commonly used form of monophasic pulsed currents?   Give 1 example of the therapeutic application (purpose) of this current.  

Mrs. Weeks sustained a small area of breakdown on her greater trochanter on the left due to immobility and a poor turning schedule while in the hospital. You are to treat Mrs. Weeks with electrical stimulation to facilitate wound closure. The wound has been cultured and found to have bacteria growing in the wound bed. Which electrode would you place over the wound site?

Mandibular Condyle

Which of the following is a precaution for electrical stimulation?

What affect does accommodation have on the electrical stimulation of nerves?

Your patient is receiving treatment for acute pain and muscle guarding of the cervical region. He is receiving temporary relief of pain from the treatment in the clinical setting. Your clinical instructor asks you to select a stimulation unit for your patient to use at home for pain control. What would you select?

Identify the tissues as to whether they are:  Conductors of electricity       B. Insulators of electricity

The most commonly used waveform in electrotherapy to produce muscle contractions and to control pain is?