A Decrease in Red Blood Cells May Indicate Anemia

question 14

True/False

A decrease in red blood cells may indicate anemia.

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Definitions:

Confabulations

Involves the creation of false memories without the intention to deceive, often occurring in patients with certain brain injuries or diseases.

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition where a person is unable to form new memories following a traumatic event, though long-term memories from before the event may remain intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), often associated with alcoholism, characterized by short-term memory loss and confabulation.