Ketoacidosis is characterized by severe acidosis and ____

A) renal failure
B) hallucinations
C) dehydration
D) myocardial ischemia


C

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Which of the following accurately describes world poverty and hunger?

a. Poverty causes hunger in the developing but not the developed world. b. The poorest do not bear children due to poor health. c. Poverty causes hunger, but hunger lessons poverty by stimulating productivity. d. The poorest poor are typically female. e. Recently, natural causes of famine are more critical than political and economic crises.

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In the process of swallowing, food cannot normally enter the trachea because the ________.

A. tongue directs the flow of food down the esophagus and away from the trachea B. epiglottis covers the larynx C. esophageal sphincter shuts off the passage to the larynx D. trachea does not connect to the esophagus

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Describe who the ancestors of the Cajuns were and briefly describe what typifies Cajun cuisine today

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Mr. M has been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease Stage 5 and is going to be requiring dialysis. His initial laboratory work came back and he has low Na, Cl, and Ca levels as well as high K and P levels. The physician has put him on a fluid restriction, a potassium restriction, and a phosphorus restriction. The physician has placed Mr. M on a diuretic. A good measure of how he is responding to

this medication would be: a. I & Os. b. albumin. c. phosphorus. d. calcium.

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