The key symptom in patients with bowel infarction is:

a. vomiting of fecal material.
b. pain out of proportion to physical findings.
c. uncontrollable diarrhea.
d. melena.


b

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A) III B) I C) IV D) II

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The ideal antimalarial should eradiate the microzoan from the blood and the tissue to ensure:

A) a cycle B) resistance C) prevention D) a radical cure

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Collagenous and elastic fibers of the ________ make it possible for the skin to flex with movement of the body

A) fascia B) epidermis C) dermis D) subcutaneous

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Progressive, chronic abuse of a substance that causes a person to use the substance repeatedly, despite serious health and social consequences, is known as:

A. risk taking B. addiction C. tolerance D. additive effect

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