Should fiber be part of the pre-exercise meal? Why or why not?


No. Consumption of fiber in the hours prior to a sports activity can lead to the athlete having to interrupt the activity to have a bowel movement. It is a good idea for athletes to avoid eating fiber for approximately 6 hours prior to an event.

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________ is a database specifically geared to the needs of nurses and other professionals in 17 allied health fields.

A) AHL Line B) MEDAHL C) CINAHL D) MEDNURSE

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Red cell agglutination is found on a blood film. Select the best course of action

a. Report the morphology and all automated results. b. Warm the blood, and rerun it though the automated cell counter. c. Warm the blood, and make a new blood film. d. Perform a cold agglutinin test.

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A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 2

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