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A condition that causes muscle weakness and degeneration without affecting the nervous system is ____________________ ____________________.

Tamara Garcia has several painful gray-white pits with red borders inside her mouth. What is the term for these ulcers?

A surgical connection between two hollow or tubular structures is a/an ____________________.

A portable electrocardiograph that is worn by an ambulatory patient to continuously monitor the heart rates and rhythms over a 24- or 48-hour period is a/an ____________________ ____________________.

The return of swallowed food into the mouth is known as ____________________.

A diagnostic and treatment procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart is known as ____________________ ____________________.

What condition is the cause of many sudden cardiac deaths?

A patient with a blood clot would be most likely to take what medication?

Ray Webber is an eight-month-old who developed a high fever followed by a rash. Which viral infection does Ray most likely have?

A radiographic examination of the breasts that produces an x-ray image used to detect the presence of tumors or precancerous cells is known as ____________________.