For the patient's history of the present illness, the physician asks about all of the following ...

For the patient's history of the present illness, the physician asks about all of the following things EXCEPT ________.
 
  A) the location of the symptoms
  B) the duration of the symptoms
  C) what the patient thinks the symptoms mean
  D) the severity of the symptoms

QUESTION 2

A ________, an individual nerve cell, is the functional unit of the nervous system.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 3

A symptom in which a blue tinge is seen in the skin and mucous membranes, caused by oxy-gen deficiency, is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 4

Which patient would have a blood test that showed an elevated of carboxyhemoglobin?
 
  A) a premature newborn
  B) a man who attempted suicide by breathing car exhaust fumes in a closed garage
  C) a former cigarette smoker with advanced emphysema
  D) an elderly woman with Legionnaires' disease with multiple organ involvement

QUESTION 5

________ diabetes mellitus occurs only during pregnancy.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 6

The combining form fract/o- means ________.
 
  A) apart from
  B) bend; break up
  C) fraction
  D) to separate