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KWilfred

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In the elderly population, serum creatinine is not a good reflection of renal function because:
 
  a. lean body mass decreases parallel with the decline in renal function.
  b. lean body mass is increased as renal function declines.
  c. obese body tissue sequesters creatinine.
  d. blood urea nitrogen decreases in older adults.

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A patient with severe anemia as the result of a helminthic infestation most likely has:
 
  a. ascariasis (roundworms).
  b. enterobiasis (pinworms).
  c. ancylostomiasis (hookworms).
  d. strongyloidiasis (threadworms).


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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