Therapeutic bloodletting is resurfacing. What practice is once again being performed as a means of reducing swelling, keeping blood flowing through the tissue and for other purposes?
What will be an ideal response?
Leeching is being performed as a means of reducing swelling, keeping blood flowing through the tissue and promoting healing after surgery, and is one of the newest therapies for hepatitis C.
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a. neutralized b. polarized c. negative d. positive
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A list of potential diagnoses compiled early in the patient's assessment is known as which of the following?
A) Assessment-based diagnosis B) Differential diagnosis C) Emergency medical diagnosis D) Traditional diagnosis
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