Author Question: Dennis Wilson is a 57-year-old chemical engineer who has had type 1 diabetes since he was 12 years ... (Read 63 times)

faduma · **on:** Aug 19, 2018

Dennis Wilson is a 57-year-old chemical engineer who has had type 1 diabetes since he was 12 years old. He spent 34 years working in oil refineries, and he is a smoker. He is 5'11 tall and weighs 160 pounds. Over the past several years, he has experienced a gradual decline in kidney function. His GFR has declined to 27 mL/min per 1.73 m2.The likely cause of Mr. Wilson's chronic kidney disease is _____.
a. his history of type 1 diabetes
b. exposure to chemicals in the workplace
c. his history of smoking
d. his gender
e. his age

Question 2

A pressure cooker speeds up heating time by _____.
a. decreasing atmospheric pressure to five pounds
b. decreasing the boiling point by ten degrees
c. increasing atmospheric pressure to fifteen pounds
d. increasing the boiling point by twenty degrees