In elderly patients, there may be an increase in a specific serum protein known as:

A) globulin
B) serotonin
C) albumin
D) glycoprotein


D) glycoprotein
Elderly adults may have an increase of a specific serum protein (glycoprotein) that binds to many basic drugs. This accompanies a decrease of serum albumin.

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A group of tissues functioning together is called a(n)_____________

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Vitamin B12 is a cofactor used in the conversion of _______ to _______

a. Hydroxocobalamin; thymidine b. 5-methyltetrahydrofolate; tetrahydrofolate c. Folate; methionine d. Succinyl CoA; methylmalonic acid

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For mammography molybdenum filters allow a (an) _________________ than rhodium filters.

a. higher energy window b. lower energy window c. equal energy window d. comparable energy window

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