What is the difference between normal and pathological aging?


Normal aging: physiological processes decline slowly and the person is able to enjoy many years of health well into later life.
Pathological aging: chronic diseases or degenerative processes lead to disability or premature death.

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A) autoimmune B) infectious C) inflammatory D) opportunistic

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Which of the following conditions is caused by hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone?

A) Graves' disease B) Recklinghausen disease C) Addison's disease D) Hashimoto's disease

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Hepatitis C is tested for using

a. EIA with or without the signal-to-cutoff ratio decision making b. RIBA c. nucleic acid testing d. A and B e. all of the above

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The unit-dose system was originally designed for use in

A) hospitals B) long-term care facilities C) assisted living facilities D) retail pharmacies

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