Identify and briefly define two eating disorders

What will be an ideal response?


Eating disorders are psychological problems that result in inadequate food consumption (anorexia nervosa) or excessive food consumption followed by purging (bulimia).

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Which of the following is the fluid portion of blood?

a. Interstitial. b. Intracellular. c. Plasma. d. Hemoglobin.

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When baroreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies register increased blood pressure, this results in

A) increased glomerular filtration. B) increased thirst. C) inhibition of ADH secretion. D) secretion of ADH. E) decreased urine production.

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Renal clearance is defined as:

A) the amount of filtrate that is reabsorbed during one day. B) the rate at which the kidneys remove a substance from the blood. C) the percent of blood plasma that passes through the filtration membrane. D) the amount of filtrate formed by both kidneys in one minute.

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Inserting a nasopharyngeal airway in a patient with CSF drainage from the nose following head trauma may:

A) result in ventricular dysrhythmias secondary to intracranial pressure. B) cause acute herniation of the brainstem through the foramen magnum. C) cause the device to enter the brain through a hole caused by a fracture. D) result in acute hypertension and decreased cerebral perfusion pressure.

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