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s.tung

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Patient X is a 50-year-old white male who is being evaluated for his kidney function. By NKF K/DOQI guidelines, which of the following equations should be used to determine his GFR?
 a. 153.9 - (1.07 x age)
  b. 6.25 x (g urinary urea N x 0.031 x kg body wt) x g urinary protein losses
  c. (140 - age) x (kg body wt x 0.85)/(72 x serum creatinine)
  d. (140 - age) x kg body wt/(72 x serum creatinine)

Question 2

The pH of a substance is measured in a range from 1 to 12.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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asware1

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

d

Answer to Question 2

False


s.tung

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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