A surgical procedure to remove all or part of the stomach because of a cancerous or benign tumor is a/an ________
A) gastrostomy
B) gastrectomy
C) gastrotomy
D) enterectomy
B
Explanation: A) This is a permanent opening into the stomach, not removal.
B) Correct!
C) The suffix -tomy does not mean "removal."
D) This is not a medical word.
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1) erythrocytes 2) plasma 3) leukocytes 4) platelets 5) spleen 6) lymph node 7) dyscrasia 8) hyperlipidemia 9) polycythemia vera 10) leukemia 11) hemophilia 12) culture and sensitivity 13) hematocrit 14) phlebotomy 15) plasmapheresis 16) Rh factor 17) active acquired immunity 18) macrophage 19) immunocompromised 20) hives 21) urticaria 22) anaphylactic shock 23) mononucleosis 24) SCIDS 25) reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug A) prevents virus from successfully multiplying B) intense itching C) high cholesterol in the blood D) condition of having too many red blood cells E) determines bacterial infection F) measures volume of erythrocytes in whole blood G) part of determining blood type H) fight pathogens I) watery part of blood J) removes pathogens and cell debris from lymph K) phagocytic cell L) removes damaged erythrocytes M) cancer of the bone marrow N) caused by Epstein-Barr virus O) transport oxygen P) wheals Q) unable to respond properly to pathogens R) removes plasma from the body S) venipuncture T) clotting time is prolonged U) life-threatening allergic reaction V) general term for blood disorder W) inherited condition of nonfunctioning immune system X) results from actual exposure to a pathogen Y) play a role in hemostasis
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A) 40 % B) 168 % C) 120 % D) 4 % E) 72 %
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A. Normalize heart rate B. Increase the myocardial contraction C. Dissolve blood clots D. Decrease blood clotting.
The heart is failing as a pump and causing shock. This type of shock is called:
A) hypovolemic. B) cardiogenic. C) distributive. D) obstructive.