What specific therapeutic diet has been shown to also help alleviate rheumatoid arthritis?
a. high-fiber diet
b. heart-healthy diet
c. lactulose-intolerance diet
d. restricted-kcalorie diabetic diet
b
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A. intuitive deduction B. personal observation C. medical hypothesis D. scare tactic
Suboptimal breastfeeding can lead to jaundice because it can _____. cause a decrease in bilirubin concentration
A. increase the intestinal absorption of bilirubin B. lead to increased passage of meconium C. ? D. decrease the hepatic circulation of bilirubin E. increase fecal weight
Subjective global assessment relies on information from:
a. history and physical examination. b. biochemical and anthropometric data. c. the patient's own assessment of his or her condition. d. the health care team's collective opinions.
Chronic excess alcohol intake leads to all of the following effects on folate EXCEPT
a. the small intestine recycles more folate. b. the liver releases more folate into the blood. c. the kidneys excrete more folate via the urine. d. the small intestine absorbs less folate from the diet.