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lunatika

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Absorption of dietary iron is regulated by ____, produced by the liver when iron stores are high and released to the blood to act at the surface of enterocytes and macrophages.
 A) hepcidin
  B) hephaestin
  C) ferroportin
  D) hemoglobin

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In which case would a tube feeding be preferred over parenteral nutrition?
 A) if the patient has an infection
  B) if the patient needs extra kcalories
  C) if the GI tract is functioning normally
  D) if the patient is deficient in vitamin A


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Meganchabluk

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Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Aug 21, 2018
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