A blockage in the left main coronary artery is rare but often fatal because it causes death of both the anterior and the lateral walls of the left ventricle.

Measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide can be used to help a physician determine if a patient’s dyspnea (shortness of breath) is caused by heart failure or by lung disease. 

True or False: Leukemia is classified on the basis of both the cell type and the maturity of the proliferating cells. 

Which of the following is caused by an inability to absorb Vitamin B12 in the terminal ileum?

Which of the following tests are used to examine cardiovascular function most commonly?

True or False: Thrombosis of a coronary artery may cause an infarction of the heart muscle supplied by the artery.

Which of the following is a complication after a myocardial infarction?

Which of the following proteins contributes most to the colloid osmotic pressure in blood? 

Which of the following is systolic heart failure?

Which is the best descriptor of hospice care?