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DyllonKazuo

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Your patient is a 75-year-old woman complaining of constipation and abdominal pain for two days. Your physical examination reveals a moderately distended abdomen. Which of the following is the best course of action?
 
  A) Advise the patient to use an enema.
  B) Suggest that the patient see her primary care physician.
  C) Transport the patient, because she has a potentially serious medical problem.
  D) Advise the patient to use a laxative.

Question 2

The skin is part of the _____ system.
 
  A) nervous
  B) lymphatic
  C) muscular
  D) integumentary


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


DyllonKazuo

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Reply #2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 3, 2018
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