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Diphtheria. The bacteria that cause this disease, called Corynebacterium diphtheriae, proliferate in
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 The patient is undergoing an allergy skin test by receiving subdermal inoculations of allergens. Inf
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 The lymphatic system. Lymphatic vessels, major lymph nodes, and lymphatic organs. The direction of l
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 A blood smear. The smear reveals representative cells from each formed element group: red blood cell
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Sphygmomanometry. Photograph of a physician taking blood pressure readings with the use of a sphygmo
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 Phlebotomy. In this common procedure, a syringe needle punctures a vein, usually in the arm, and wit
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 Electrocardiography. (a) Electrodes are placed on the patient’s chest to record the electrical event
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 Defibrillator. Defibrillators are devices that supply a voltage charge to the heart in the hope of r
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Coronary stent. Illustration of an angiogram revealing a coronary stent, which helps prevent closure
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 Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The grafts are often obtained from the patient’s saphenous vein
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 Cardiac pacemaker. The pacemaker device is implanted beneath the skin near the heart, and the electr
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 Cardiac catheterization. Insertion of a tube called a catheter through a blood vessel. In this examp
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Angioplasty. One form is called balloon angioplasty, shown here. A balloon catheter is threaded into
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 Varicosis. (a) Varicose veins develop due to the failure of valves in the superficial veins of the l
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 Endocarditis. The human heart has been sectioned to reveal the left ventricle and origin of the aort
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 Atherosclerosis. (a) A sectioned coronary artery that exhibits an accumulation of fatty plaque, whic
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Aneurysm. Photograph of the aorta, the large blood vessel arising from the heart, with a large bulge
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 The cardiovascular system. A schematic view of the closed circulation of blood. The heart is section
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 Rhytidoplasty. This is a common form of plastic surgery in which the skin is pulled and sutured to d
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 Debridement, or wound cleansing.
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