A person experiencing epistaxis has a(n):

• headache

• nose bleed

• ear infection

• sore throat

A systemic inflammatory disease of the joints and cardiac tissue that follows a sore throat caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is:

• Rheumatic fever

• Scarlet fever

• Lupus

• Lyme disease

This is an acute or chronic inflammation of the sac enclosing the heart.

• Myocarditis

• Endocarditis

• Pericarditis

• Cardiomyopathy

In which condition is there a reduction in the quantity of either red blood cells or hemoglobin?

• Leukemia

• Anemia

• Polycythemia

• Thrombocytopenia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The condition in which the patient experiences chest pain with exertion is known as:

• Myocardial infarction

• Angina pectoris

• Pericarditis

• Aortic stenosis

What is the hereditary bleeding disease resulting from a deficiency of clotting factor VIII?

• Von Willebrand disease

• Hemophilia A

• Hemophilia B

• Thrombocytopenia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

If a person is experiencing shock, what can you do to help them?

• Keep them in a supine position with their legs elevated

• Give them water

• Make them walk

• Cover them with a blanket

At what stage of Hodgkin's lymphoma does the treatment consist of only chemotherapy (ABVD)?

• Stage I

• Stage II

• Stage IIIb and IV

• Stage V

What is the treatment of choice for classic hemophilia (hemophilia A)?

• Concentrated factor VIII

• Platelet transfusion

• Vitamin K

• Fresh frozen plasma

In a lymph node, where is the primary resting place for B-cell lymphocytes?

• Medulla

• Cortex

• Germinal center

• Hilum