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billy was diagnosed with excessively high numbers of cancerous white blood cells,or---- his doctor prescibed chemotherapy amnd expected an excellant prognosis
leukemia
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mr clark's angiogram showed that he had serious atherosclerosis of one of the arteries supplying bolood to his heart. his dr. recommended that --- would be helpfulto open up his clogged artery by threading a catheter (tube) through his veins and opening a baloon at the end of the catheter to widen artery
angioplasty
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mrs. jackson's blood count showed a reduced number of red cells, indicating----. hwe erythrocytes were being destroyed by ----
anemia; hemolysis
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drs. refused to operate on joe because his low platelet count, a condition called-----.
thrombocytopenia
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blockage of an artery leading to mr stein's brain led to holding back of blood flow to nerve tissue in his brain. this condition, called----, could lead to necrosis of tissue and a cerebrovasular accident.
ischemia
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small arteries, or----,were broken under ms. bein'sscalp when she was struck on the head with a rock. she soon developed a mass of blood, a (an)----, under the skin in that region of her head.
arterioles; hematoma
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sarah jones had a staphylococcal infection, causing elevation of her white blood cell count, known as ----she was treated with antibiotics and her blood count returned to normal
leukocytosis
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within the body, the bone marrow(soft tissue within bones) is the factory for making blood cells. mr scott developed----, a malignant condition of the bone marrow cells in his hips, upper ar, and thigh bones
multiple myeloma
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during operations, surgeons use clamps to close off blood vessels and prevent blood loss. in this way, they maintain---- and avoid blood transfusions.
hemostasis
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small vessels that carry blood toward the heart from capillaries and tissues are ---.
venules
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