H & I Medical & Surgical Procedures
A patient with lymphoma or leukemia would receive which cancer treatment?
A bone marrow transplant
The heterophil antibody test can aid in the diagnosis of ________.
infectious mononucleosis
Which medical word is used to refer to cancer of the white blood cells?
Leukemia
________ is the sound of blood flowing backward because of a defective heart valve.
Murmur
Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart is known as ________.
Pericarditis
Which medical procedure involves the separation of plasma from the blood cells in whole blood?
plasmapheresis
A ferritin blood test indirectly measures the amount of ________ stored in the body.
Iron
Which is a type of anemia caused by a genetic abnormality in the structure of hemoglobin that causes abnormally shaped red blood cells?
Sickle Cell Anemia
Severe arteriosclerosis that blocks the carotid artery can cause ________.
Stroke
Endocarditis is inflammation and ________ infection of the endocardium lining a heart valve.
bacterial
A bone marrow aspiration is done by taking red marrow from the ________.
Hip Bone
Before a patient can receive a blood transfusion, a/an ________ must be done.
type and crossmatch
Anemia can be caused by a deficiency of which of the following nutritional substances?
folic acid and vitamin B12
________ is an arrhythmia in which there is a very fast but regular rhythm (250 beats per minute) of the atria or ventricles.
Flutter
Any disease condition of the heart muscle that includes heart enlargement and heart failure is called ________.
cardiomyopathy
_______ is the medical procedure to remove a sample of venous blood for testing.
Phlebotomy
What blood test is performed to manually examine the characteristics of erythrocytes and leukocytes?
peripheral blood smear
Which infectious disease is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)?
Mononucleosis
A/An ________ is a harsh, rushing sound made by blood passing through an artery narrowed and roughened by atherosclerosis.
Bruit
Which involves an inability of the heart to pump sufficient amounts of blood?
congestive heart failure
A vaccine that is attenuated contains bacterial or viral cells that ________.
The lab test that reports the percentage of red blood cells in a sample of blood.
HCT (A hematocrit (HCT) test measures the percentage of red blood cells in your blood. It's often part of a complete blood count (CBC) )
Hemophilia is caused by an abnormal gene on ________.
the X chromosome carried by the mother
In left-sided congestive heart failure, fluid from the blood backs up into the ________.
Lungs
Which arrhythmia requires the insertion of a permanent cardiac pacemaker?
sick sinus syndrome