When a patient is in ventricular fibrillation, the drug lidocaine slows the electrical impulses of the heart by inhibiting the flow of ________ into the myocardial cell

Fill in the blank with the right word.


Answer: sodium

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Chemicals responsible for the dilation and increased permeability of blood vessels in allergic reactions are called

A. histamines. B. antigens. C. antibodies. D. lymphocytes.

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Lynette has begun feeling feverish and has a sore throat. Which phase of the immune response is she experiencing?

A. incubation B. prodromal C. clinical D. initial

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The auricle is in the ________ ear.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The suffix -MEGALY means

A. abnormal condition B. enlargement C. disease process D. tumor or mass

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