Diagnostic testing to determine the patient's ________ level has been routine for many decades

Patients are required to fast for ________ hours for a glucose tolerance, cholesterol, or lipid level test

a. 8 to 10 b. 10 to 12 c. 12 to 14 d. 14 to 16

The terms petechiae, purpura, and ecchymoses all describe:

a. Varying degrees of thrombocytopenia b. Varying degrees of thrombocythemia c. Varying qualitative platelet disorders d. Varying size hemorrhages into the skin because of small-vessel bleeding