Before a patient can receive a blood transfusion, a/an ________ ...

[big1devin]

Before a patient can receive a blood transfusion, a/an ________ must be done.
 
  A) type and crossmatch
  B) bone marrow aspiration
  C) electrophoresis
  D) CD4 count

Question 2

The combining form tuss/o- in the word antitussive means ________.
 
  A) chest
  B) cough
  C) bacterium
  D) infection

[ndhahbi]

Answer to Question 1

A
Explanation: A) Correct
B) This is not done before a blood transfusion.
C) This is not done before a blood transfusion.
D) This is not done before a blood transfusion.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: A) Thorac/o- means chest; thorax.
B) Correct
C) There are no combining forms that mean bacterium.
D) The suffix -itis means infection of; inflammation of.

[big1devin]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bigcheese9]

Excellent