Taking into account the efficiency of intestinal absorption of iron, approximately how much dietary iron must be consumed to account for the iron lost by donating a pint of blood?

a. 5 mg b. 15 mg
c. 50 mg d. 100 mg


b

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Which of the following would be classified as NC in the NCP?

a. inadequate vitamin intake b. limited access to food c. swallowing difficulty d. inappropriate intake of food fats

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The disease-specific stress factor for acute pancreatitis is

a. 1.0 to 1.4 b. 1.4 to 1.8 c. 1.8 to 2.2 d. 2.2 to 2.6

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One essential difference between anorexia and bulimia ________.

A. is that anorexic patients are much more secretive, while bulimia patients are much more open about their eating disorder B. is that the bulimic turns to food during a crisis or problem, whereas the anorexic turns away from food C. is age of onset. Bulimia begins in early childhood D. is gender. Men are far more likely to suffer from anorexia nervosa when they enter their teens

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