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_____ is plasma fluid after the blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed.​


A) ​Fibrinogen
B) ​Serum
C) ​Prothrombin
D) ​fibrinogen

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A/An ____________________ is a medication administered to rid the body of excess sodium and water.​

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Blood ____________________ is any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood.​

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The _____ are only one cell in thickness and are the smallest blood vessels in the body.


A) ​arterioles
B) ​venules
C) ​capillaries
D) ​coronary arteries

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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An inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is known as ____________________.​

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -hemoglobin


A) ​abnormally low number of white blood cells
B) ​cancer characterized by abnormal leukocytes
C) ​mature red blood cells
D) ​pigment that transports oxygen
E) ​white blood cells

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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____________________ syndrome is a type of cancer in which there is insufficient production of blood cells due to dysfunction of the bone marrow.​

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Match each definition with the correct word part.​ -arteri/o


A) ​aorta
B) ​artery
C) ​plaque, fatty substance
D) blood or lymph vessel​
E) ​slow

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Which condition is a form of vasculitis involving several small and medium arteries at the same time?​


A) ​polyarteritis
B) ​temporal arteritis
C) ​vasculitis
D) ​endocarditis

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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A/An ____________________ is a record of the electrical activity of the myocardium.​

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A/An _____ is a portable electrocardiograph that is worn by an ambulatory patient to continuously monitor heart rate and rhythm over a 24- or 48-hour period.​


A) ​electrocardiogram
B) ​stress test
C) ​Holter monitor
D) ​thallium stress test

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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An abnormal increase in the number of platelets in the circulating blood is known as _____.​


A) ​thrombocytopenia
B) ​polycythemia
C) ​hemochromatosis
D) ​thrombocytosis

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Match each definition with the correct word part.​ -leuk/o


A) ​clot
B) fast, rapid​
C) red​
D) vein​
E) ​white

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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The condition of having an abnormally slow resting heartbeat is known as _____.


A) ​atrial fibrillation
B) ​bradycardia
C) ​palpitation
D) ​tachycardia

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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____________________ tachycardia is a very rapid heartbeat that begins within the ventricles.​

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Match each definition with the correct word part.​ -tachy-


A) ​clot
B) fast, rapid​
C) red​
D) vein​
E) ​white

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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A/An ____________________ is a medication that slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming.​

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Match each definition with the appropriate condition.​ -arrhythmia


A) ​abnormally rapid heartbeat
B) abnormally slow heartbeat​
C) ​abnormal heart rhythm
D) episodes of severe chest pain​
E) ​sudden cessation of the heartbeat

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Match each definition with the correct term.​ -erythrocytes


A) ​abnormally low number of white blood cells
B) ​cancer characterized by abnormal leukocytes
C) ​mature red blood cells
D) ​pigment that transports oxygen
E) ​white blood cells

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Which medication is taken in a small daily dose to reduce the ability of the blood to clot?​


A) ​thrombolytic
B) ​digitalis
C) ​beta-blocker
D) ​aspirin

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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D

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