What is the medical term for a benign tumor of smooth muscle?_

What will be an ideal response?


leiomyoma

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

Your athlete has sustained a shoulder injury that required repair of their rotator cuff tendon. During the 9-week rehabilitation period, they continued to perform strength training for all other areas of their body including the opposite shoulder. Which statement is correct?

A. This athlete will have lost strength but not endurance in the shoulder that had surgery. B. The strength training that the athlete did on the non-surgical arm during recovery will help them regain strength in the shoulder that had surgery. C. The fact that the athlete was well trained prior to surgery does NOT affect how long it will take them to regain strength. D. None of these statements are correct.

Health & Biomechanics

According to pragmatists, humans are embodied entities meaning that the mind or spirit is one with the body and mind and body are integrated into one entity; where dualism defines human existence into two parts-mind and body-pragmatism believes that humans are a single entity that embodies mind, soul, or spirit and our corporeal nature into one entity, not two.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Health & Biomechanics

As a person ages, what changes are seen in the kidney?

A. decreased sensitivity to medications B. excessive fluid being retained C. excessive fluid lost during filtration D. none of these are common in aging

Health & Biomechanics

Read the health record information below:Hospital CourseOn arrival to the ED, Susan was alert and oriented, but she looked a little pale and tired. She was treated with IVF for dehydration and given antipyretics for her fever. Within an hour, she had improved some, but given her inability to tolerate PO, the pediatric on-call physician recommended that she be admitted. She was admitted for a UTI and treated with IV antibiotics, and a urine culture was sent. On hospital day 2, her fever had improved, and she was looking better overall. Unfortunately, on hospital day 3, Susan's fever returned, and she looked acutely ill.According to the health record information, for what was the patient admitted to the hospital?

A. Urinary tract infection B. Inability to take anything by mouth C. Dehydration D. Fever E. Lethargy

Health & Biomechanics