A person who has two different alleles for a given gene is termed ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
heterozygous
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Concerning home medications, it is important for the health care provider to know which of the following? _______________
a. Where and how medications are stored b. Which doctor prescribed the medications c. What pharmacy filled the prescription d. The name of the client's health insurance plans
When an individual's serum pH begins to fall below 7.35, the mechanism that responds instantaneously to return the serum pH to normal level is
a. ammonia gas combining with H+. b. excretion of acid by the lungs. c. plasma bicarbonate buffering the acid. d. secretion of hydrogen ions (H+) by the kidneys.
Interferon and certain related "cytokines" are frequently produced by the body in response to some cancers and chronic inflammatory illnesses. These substances may be responsible at least in part for:
a. a false sense of well-being that hampers the individual's initial awareness of the disease b. an endogenous "antidepressant" defense mounted by the body in response to the disease c. the surge in energy and elevated mood that heralds the successful defeat of the disease d. the depression that often accompanies malignancies and chronic illnesses
The mother of a child with end-stage renal disease asks the nurse why her son is getting an injection of erythropoietin. When responding to the mother, the nurse explains this as the rationale
A) To treat low calcium levels B) To stimulate growth in stature C) To stimulate red blood cell growth D) To correct acidosis