Author Question: A patient has end-stage renal failure. Several times a week, he must come to the clinic for a ... (Read 88 times)

captainjonesify · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A patient has end-stage renal failure. Several times a week, he must come to the clinic for a procedure where blood is pushed through a permeable membrane to remove wastes and excess ions. The name of this procedure is:

A) urinalysis
B) enuresis
C) hemodialysis
D) lithotripsy

Question 2

Tonometry measures the movement of the eardrum.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

InfiniteSteez · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: The combining form hem/o means blood; the prefix dia-, through; and the suffix -lysis, dissolve.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE
Explanation: Tympanometry, not tonometry, measures the movement of the eardrum.