A blood clot that develops at a distant site and then travels to a blood vessel where it becomes lodged and blocks blood flow is called a(n)
A. hemorrhage.
B. thrombosis.
C. aneurysm.
D. embolism.
Answer: D
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What symptoms are expressed at the infection site during the primary stages of syphilis?
a. shingles b. genital warts c. painful skin rash d. painless sores e. fever blisters
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The definition of pallor is:
A) pertaining to fever. B) a lack of color. C) palm of the hand. D) a diseased state.
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The difference between sign and symptom is:
A) a sign is subjective. B) a symptom is observed by an examiner. C) the word symptom contains a prefix D) a sign may be acute, chronic, relapsing, or remitting.
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