What is the best response by a nurse when a patient inquires how alcohol acts so quickly on his system?
a. Alcohol is digested quickly.
b. Alcohol is converted to glycogen immediately.
c. Alcohol is metabolized into ethanol rapidly.
d. Alcohol is excreted in urine slowly.
ANS: C
Alcohol is not digested or converted into glycogen, but it is metabolized quickly by the liver to ethanol.
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