Margaret Chen is a 73-year-old widow and mother of 3 adult children. She visits her physician due to decreased appetite, lethargy, weight loss, and a productive cough for the past 2 weeks. Her past medical history includes osteoporosis, sinusitis, respiratory infections, and smoking. Margaret is diagnosed with COPD. What is the primary cause?
A) osteoporosis
B) smoking
C) poor appetite
D) sinusitis
B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a. "Is this a usual day's food intake?" b. "What was on the slice of pizza?" c. "Do you normally skip breakfast?" d. "Are you on a busy schedule?"
The expectation that a treatment will be effective is a phenomenon called:
What will be an ideal response?
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A) people with more body fat have thicker skin B) a measurement of the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer is directly related to the total amount of fat in the body C) skinfold thickness in people with more body fat will be lower because fat is compressed when pinched D) skinfold calipers will measure the amount of light absorbed and reflected by body tissues such as fat and muscle