#Question id: 10960
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Why do some malnourished patients bleed excessively when injured?
#Question id: 10961
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Over the past 12 weeks, a 75-year-old man with a moderate aortic stenosis has developed shortness of breath and chest pains during exertion. He appears pale. Test of his stool for blood is positive. Laboratory studies show the following: hemoglobin 7.2 g/dL, and mean corpuscular volume 75. A blood smear shows microcytic, hypochromic erythrocytes. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
#Question id: 10962
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A 24-year-old man came into the ER with a broken leg. A blood test was ordered and his WBC count was 22 × 10^3/μl. Five hours later, a second blood test resulted in values of 7 × 10^3/μl. What is the cause of the increased WBC count with the first test?
#Question id: 10963
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
During an inflammatory response, which is the correct order for cellular events?
#Question id: 10964
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
A patient visits his dentist, who notices a sore on the patient’s lip. The sore was unusual in that there was no pain or drainage from the sore. The patient was subsequently admitted to the hospital with a violent shaking chill. His lab values were Hct 30%, platelets 400,000/μl, WBC 4200/μl, 68% lymphocytes, and 20% neutrophils. What is the diagnosis of this patient?
#Question id: 10965
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Which of the following is a TRUE statement?