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In free-living older adults, nutritional risk status was found to be the most important predictor of _____.
 a. total number of physician visits
  b. home visits by physicians
 c. ambulatory surgery rates
 d. medication rates
 e. total number of pharmacy visits

Question 2

Andrew Jamison is a 47-year-old construction worker with a long history of alcohol abuse. Recently he has been experiencing fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, and weight loss. A visit to his physician and laboratory testing confirmed a diagnosis of cirrhosis. He is 5'10 tall and currently weighs 145 pounds.
  Complications of cirrhosis that Mr. Jamison may be facing in the future include all of the following except:
 
 a. ascites.
  b. portal hypertension.
  c. gastroesophageal varices.
  d. kidney cancer.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


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Reply #2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 20, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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