A patient with tuberculosis is often noncompliant with treatment. Explain why this may happen.
What will be an ideal response?
Noncompliance may occur because of the length of treatment. Treatment entails a 12-month course of antibiotics. Once the patient begins to feel better and the clinical symptoms dissipate, the patient may stop taking the medication.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following surrounds individual muscle fibers?
A) epimysium B) perimysium C) endomysium D) tendon
If an individual is exercising at a low intensity for several hours, how would the concentrations of substrates change in plasma?
A. They remain stable and unaffected by exercise. B. Plasma glucose levels would gradually increase the longer exercise continues. C. Plasma levels of amino acids would increase, as protein breakdown would be needed to fuel continued exercise. D. Plasma levels of free fatty acids would increase as triglycerides are broken down for sustained energy.
The transition from an afferent arteriole to an efferent arteriole occurs in the ________.
A. vasa recta B. peritubular capillaries C. glomerulus D. medulla E. cortical radiate veins