What is the reason that a person with the aches and pains of a viral illness should not be given aspirin?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The use of aspirin to treat the aches and pains of a viral illness has been linked to the occurrence of Reye's syndrome. Reye's syndrome causes liver damage, an increased serum level of ammonia, and encephalitis.

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A medical term that means surgical fixation of the kidney is ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In a newly identified sleep disorder called ________ syndrome, affected people are awake when they eat. They binge eat late at night, have difficulty falling asleep, repeatedly awaken during the night and eat again, and then eat very little the next day.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following are involved in teaching effort qualities to learners?

A. Learners are taught contrasts of groups/partners, straight/curved, wide/narrow. B. Learners are taught contrasts of high/low, strong/sudden, bound/free C. Learners are taught contrasts of fast/slow, strong/light, bound/free D. Learners are taught contrasts of left/right, up/down, forward/backward

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What type of injury is a common reason to start yoga classes??

A) ?broken leg B) ?sprained knee C) ?strained shoulder D) ?back pain E) ?torn abdominal muscle

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