Chapter 5 Questions Part 4
Darlene Nolan was diagnosed as having a deep vein thrombosis. Her doctor immediately prescribed a/an _______ to cause the thrombus to dissolve
thrombolytic
After his surgery, Ramon Martinez developed a deep vein________ in his leg.
thrombosis
mochromatosis is also known as iron overload disease. Correct! True
true
A thrombus is a clot or piece of tissue circulating in the blood.
false
Alberta Fleetwood has a/an _______. This condition is a benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels.
hemangioma
The term ________________________ means to stop or control bleeding.
hemostasis
Inflammation of a vein is known as ___________________________.
phlebitis
A vasoconstrictor is a drug that enlarges the blood vessels.
False
Plasmapheresis is the removal of whole blood from the body, separation of its cellular elements, and reinfusion of these cellular elements suspended in saline or a plasma substitute.
True
The surgical removal of an aneurysm is a/an ___________________________.
aneurysmectomy
Thomas Wilkerson suffers from episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium. This is a condition known as __________.
angina
Jason Turner suffered from cardiac arrest. The paramedics arrived promptly and saved his life by using ________(CPR).
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Hamilton Edwards Sr. suffers from _______. This is atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries that reduces the blood supply to the heart muscle.
coronary artery disease
Blood __________________________ is any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood.
dyscrasia
Dr. Lawson read her patient's ________. This diagnostic record is also known as an ECG or EKG.
electrocardiogram
Juanita Gomez was diagnosed as having ________. This bone marrow disorder is characterized by the insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells.
myelodysplastic syndrome
When Mr. Klein stands up too quickly, his blood pressure drops. His physician describes this as postural or _________.
orthostatic hypotension
