Why would periodic phlebotomy be used to treat a patient with polycythemia vera?
What will be an ideal response?
These patients have an increased number of erythrocytes. The viscosity of the blood and the blood volume is increased. Periodic phlebotomy to remove blood keeps the blood volume and number of erythrocytes at a normal level.
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Some over-the-counter drugs come as a ________, a drug form that is never swallowed, but is allowed to slowly disintegrate into a liquid form that releases the drug topically in the mouth and throat
Fill in the blank with the right word.
Capitation is a medical cost-control strategy that
A. limits the number of patients covered on a group policy. B. increases the employee-paid portion of an employer-provided policy, depending on the number of dependents. C. sets a monthly amount that a physician can earn from any individual patient covered under the policy. D. limits the amounts the insurance company will pay out for any single diagnosis.
When oil in the skin pore becomes hardened and dark it is known as ________
A) a follicle B) a comedo C) sebum D) a lunula
Percutaneous:
a. Within a vein b. Through a vein c. Through the skin d. Surrounding cartilage e. Surrounding a bone