The main reason that the elderly are more susceptible to the side effects of medications is that
A) their kidneys are less efficient at removing the medications out of the bloodstream.
B) their heart pumps more slowly, which means that the medications take longer to travel in the bloodstream.
C) most elderly are underweight, and medicinal doses are calibrated for the weight of healthy young adults.
D) their poor memories and confusion can lead them to overdose by mistake.
A
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a. ?They have identical genotypes and identical phenotypes. b. ?They have identical genotypes but not identical phenotypes. c. ?They have identical phenotypes but not identical genotypes. d. ?They have neither identical phenotypes nor genotypes.
Depression in females increases significantly around the beginning of
a. menopause. b. adolescence. c. pregnancy. d. senility.
Martina believes that the group project she is working on is very important, and she observes that her group members are performing inadequately. What is Martina most likely to do?
a. social loafing b. social facilitation c. social compensation d. give up
Although being sick is unpleasant, it may have some unexpected benefits as well. Which of the following is a benefit to being ill?
a) Illness may teach children to be less sympathetic to others. b) Illness decreases children’s immunity to more severe illnesses. c) Illness enables children to better understand how others feel when they are sick. d) Illnesses build antibodies that attack the body, making it weaker.