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ghost!

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Cardiac tamponade is:
 
  A. acute compression of the heart due to the accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity
  B. a general disease of the heart muscle
  C. blockage of an artery that supplies the heart
  D. death of a portion of the myocardium, usually caused by an occluded vessel interrupting blood flow

Question 2

The medical specialty of immunology focuses on the ________.
 
  A) blood
  B) heart
  C) immune response
  D) intestines


shailee

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) Hematology is the study of the blood.
B) Cardiology is the study of the heart.
C) Correct
D) Gastroenterology studies the intestines.


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