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sarasara

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The paramedics are bringing in a patient who is losing blood rapidly due to a shark attack. The ER nurse is getting the trauma room ready and starting a chart note about the patient.
 
  What is the correct spelling for the medical term he needs to write? A) hemmorhage
  B) hemorage
  C) hemorrhage
  D) hemarhage

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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means skin (that is) dry?
 
  A) -itis, dermat/o-
  B) -osis, cyan/o-
  C) -graft, all/o-
  D) -derma, xer/o-


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

C

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: A) Dermatitis does not mean skin (that is) dry.
B) Cyanosis does not mean skin (that is) dry.
C) Allograft does not mean skin (that is) dry.
D) Correct Xeroderma means skin (that is) dry.


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

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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