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Sufayan.ah

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The justification for ordering a CBC, TSH, and serum B12 for a patient you suspect may have clinical depression is
 
  A. To determine the cause of sadness
  B. Because of overlapping symptoms with anemia, thyroid dysfunction, and nutritional deficiencies
  C. To differentiate between depression and metabolic disorders
  D. To rule out vascular disease

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One major difference that is useful in the differential diagnosis of dementia versus delirium is that
 
  A. Dementia develops slowly and delirium develops quickly
  B. The initial symptoms of dementia are more severe than the symptoms of delirium
  C. Dementia symptoms are not associated with underlying medical conditions and delirium symptoms usually result from underlying medical conditions
  D. Symptoms of delirium involve memory and attention and symptoms of dementia involve only memory


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ashely1112

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

B

Answer to Question 2

A


Sufayan.ah

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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