Diuretic drugs used to treat hypertension do this by promoting the excretion of ________ and water in the urine, which lowers the blood pressure

Fill in the blank with the right word.


Answer: sodium

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A) determine exact subject matter physical educators should teach. B) determine the framework of the program. C) determine how students should demonstrate knowledge. D) determine what knowledge students should possess.

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An instrument used to measure glucose values has a certain range of values that it can measure. One patient's glucose value was too high, and the instrument could not read the value correctly. A patient's glucose specimen was diluted as follows: 30 mL serum was added to 70 mL diluent for a total diluted volume of 100 mL. This diluted sample was then reexamined, and its glucose value was found to be 300 mg/dL. What dilution was performed, and what glucose value should be submitted as the patient's actual glucose value?

What will be an ideal response?

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Your ____ age relates to your functional capacity to perform physical work at any stage of your life

a. biological b. functional c. chronological d. physiological e. ecological

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term aortogram?

A. aorto (aorta) + gram (record) = record of the aorta B. aorto (aorta) + gram (process of looking) = process of looking at the aorta C. aorto (aorta) + gram (instrument to look) = instrument used to look at the aorta D. aorto (aorta) + gram (instrument) = instrument used to make a record of the aorta E. aorto (aorta) + gram (specialist) = specialist in the aorta

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