Chapter 1, Problem 4FITB

The death of the walls of blood vessels is________

The disease associated with thiamin deficiency and alcoholism is ___________________________.      Wernicke syndrome      Wernicke-like syndrome      Brown Vialetto syndrome     pernicious anemia

Former President George HW and First Lady Barbara Bush were diagnosed as having Grave's disease, an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies that mimic TSH, causing an active, over-sized thyroid. Is Grave's Disease a form of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism? _____________________ They each received radioactive 131I- as a treatment. Why does using radioactive 131I- iodide have relatively little side effects than other forms or radiation therapy (i.e. cancer chemotherapy)?

Can you answer 789& 10

A drop of blood that strikes a surface at an angle ofimpact of approximately 90 degrees will be close to(elliptical, circular) in shape. ___________

Below is a short paragraph which describes the medical condition of a patient. The paragraph contains five misspelled medical terms. Carefully read through the paragraph. You must identify the five misspelled terms and then correctly spell them in the blank space below. Each misspelled term which is correctly spelled below is worth 1 pt. Mr. Marcellus is an eighteen year old college student who recently reported feeling many body aches with extreme fatigue. His doctor recommended that he be checked for iron defaciency animia. After a complete blood count, it was discovered that Mr. Marcellus is suffering from mononucliosis and leukemia. He will be undergoing several rounds of chemotherapy. It is hoped that the treatment will improve his leukosyte count and prevent possible ceptisemia. Doctors are also recommending a bone marrow transplent once his condition stabilizes.

Ginas physician ordered laboratory tests that would enable him to establish a differential ________________________________to identify the cause of her signs and symptoms.

When treating a bloody wound, the caregiver is required to wear protective gloves. Discuss the possible reasons for this. Is this step taken to protect the patient against diseases on the caregivers hands? Is this step required to protect the caregiver from a bloodborne disease that the patient might have?