Funeral Pathology Final Study Guide (Quizzes 1-14) with Complete Solutions Latest Update

Funeral Pathology Final Study Guide (Quizzes 1-14) with Complete Solutions Latest Update Purpura - Correct Answer Spontaneous bleeding in the tissues associated with thrombocytopenia Angina - Correct Answer The sharp stabbing chest pain associated with myocardial infarction (MI) Hemophilia - Correct Answer A hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by a greatly prolonged clotting time for blood Purpura is often removed during embalming, true or false? - Correct Answer False Leukopenia - Correct Answer Abnormal reduction in the number of white blood cells in the blood Thrombocytopenia - Correct Answer A disease characterized by an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets Sickle-cell anemia - Correct Answer Hereditary, chronic anemia characterized by the presence of a large number of crescent-shaped red blood cells Myocardial Infarction (MI) - Correct Answer The formation of an area of necrosis in the tissues of the heart caused by an obstruction in the artery supplying the area Arrhythmia - Correct Answer The loss of the normal beating rhythm of the heart Congestive heart failure - Correct Answer A disorder affecting multiple body systems, in which the heart is unable to pump as much blood as the venous system supplies Hydropericardium - Correct Answer Edema of the sac surrounding the heart Uremia - Correct Answer A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys.