acid-fast bacilli smear : Clinical test performed on sputum to identify presence of bacteria that react to acid; used to confirm a diagnosis of________________

Fill in the missing word in the definition for the key term.


TB (or tuberculosis)

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The client is found to have liver disease, resulting in the removal of a lobe of his liver. Adaptation to the reduced size of the liver leads to which phenomenon in the remaining liver cells?

A) Metaplasia B) Organ atrophy C) Compensatory hyperplasia D) Physiologic hypertrophy

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People with ____ are unable to process glucose properly.

A. lupus B. diabetes C. anemia D. vertigo

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Explain why in 1998 the FDA began requiring that all enriched grain products be fortified with the B vitamin folacin, folate, or folic acid? Explain which segments of the population could benefit from this fortification.

What will be an ideal response?

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The complementary health domain natural products includes all of the following EXCEPT

A. naturopathy. B. megavitamins. C. herbal medicine. D. dietary supplements.

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