What is the most common side effect of nicotinic acid agents?
a. Itching
b. Blurred vision
c. Muscle weakness
d. High blood pressure
ANS: A
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a. Soy beans b. Rice c. Milk d. High fiber
Of the following aging theory examples, which one supports the nonstochastic beliefs about aging?
A) Mitochondrial DNA damage has accumulated to such a level that the person has physiological symptoms of declining health. B) Oxidative free radicals result in by-products that react with DNA to lead to cellular damage. C) The wear-and-tear theory of aging states that accumulated damage to vital parts of cells leads to cellular aging and death. D) Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 have been associated with increased risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer.
Which of the following are operational definitions? (Select all that apply.)
a. Length of smoking cessation is the subject's statement of how long it has been since the subject last smoked tobacco. b. Pain is whatever the patient says it is, whenever the patient says it is (Margo McCaffrey). c. Imagination is the ability to see what will be, not what is. d. Startle is the distance the research subject moves when a puppet tarantula is dropped into his field of view, in front of a computer screen. e. Nausea is the number the subject provides, on a 0- to 10-point numerical scale, in response to being asked how nauseated the subject is.
How have most data on environmental hazards been obtained? (Select all that apply.)
a. Through data obtained after large amounts of toxic chemicals are accidentally released b. From descriptive research done by occupational health physicians c. From research involving random clinical trials in a controlled laboratory setting. d. Through the systematic use of government-obtained data from required state reports e. By toxicologists examining the effects of chemicals on animals and assuming humans may be similarly affected f. When occupational exposure is correlated with health problems later