What is the substance that triggers an immune response called?
antigen
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What TX is done to bring new blood supply to the heart muscle by detouring around obstructed arteries?
CABG - coronary artery bypass graft
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What symptom can a patient experience when there is insufficient blood supply to the heart?
angina pectoris
(insufficient blood supply is ischemia)
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Your patient has an inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs. What medication (from module 5) is appropriate to assist with the swelling of the legs and feet common with this ailment?
diuretic medication
The inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs is heart failure.
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Anna had an elective rhinoplasty performed. Following discharge, she was found to have bacterial pneumonia. What type of infection is this?
nosocomial infection
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What is the opposite of anemia?
erythrocytosis
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What is the term for a life-threatening allergic reaction?
anaphylaxis
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What is the term for increase in platelets?
thrombocytosis
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What does ABO stand for?
blood groups
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What is the reduction in amount of red blood cells?
anemia
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What (if any) difference is there between WBC and wbc?
WBC - white blood count; wbc = white blood cell
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What is the ADJECTIVE for the pressure against arterial walls during the contraction phase?