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When a patient inquires how alcohol acts so quickly on his system, the nurse answers that the effect is felt quickly because alcohol is:
 
  a. digested quickly.
  b. converted to glycogen immediately.
  c. metabolized into ethanol rapidly.
  d. excreted in urine slowly.

Question 2

The nurse recognizes that there may be a genetic tendency toward alcoholism because sons of alcoholic fathers have what percentage risk of developing alcoholism?
 
  a. 5 to 10
  b. 15 to 20
  c. 30 to 50
  d. 25 to 30


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Alcohol is not digested or converted into glycogen, but it is metabolized quickly by the liver to ethanol.

Answer to Question 2

C
The risk of sons of alcoholic fathers developing alcoholism is 30 to 50.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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Excellent

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