Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Bradycardia means fast heartbeat.
2. Ligation and stripping is a surgical treatment for varicose veins.
3. An aneurysm is a ballooning (localized widening) of a vein.
4. Antilipidemic medication lowers cholesterol levels in the bloodstream.
5. An embolus is a stationary clot forming inside a blood vessel.
1. FALSE
Bradycardia means slow heartbeat. Tachycardia means fast heartbeat.
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
An aneurysm is a ballooning or localized widening of an artery.
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
A thrombus is a stationary clot forming inside a blood vessel. An embolus is a
blood clot that has broken off from a thrombus somewhere else in the body and traveled to the
point of obstruction.
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