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mcmcdaniel

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In the medical word hereditary, the combining form means ________.
 
  A) genetic inheritance
  B) medical treatment; physician
  C) disease within
  D) individual; unknown

Question 2

Patients taking the drug heparin will have a higher-than-normal value for ________ on their blood test.
 
  A) thrombocytes
  B) partial thromboplastin time
  C) hemoglobin
  D) mean cell volume



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Answer to Question 1

A
Explanation: A) Correct
B) The combining form iatr/o- means medical treatment; physician.
C) The combining form infect/o- means disease within.
D) The combining form idi/o- means individual; unknown.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: A) The number of thrombocytes is not affected by the drug heparin.
B) Correct Partial thromboplastin measures the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot. Heparin is an anticoagulant so the clotting time is lengthened.
C) The hemoglobin is not affected by the drug heparin.
D) The mean cell volume is not affected by the drug heparin.




mcmcdaniel

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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