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NClaborn

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Betty was admitted to the hospital in a state of withdrawal from alcohol. She was diagnosed with alcohol
  withdrawal delirium (formerly known as delirium tremens). She most likely showed which of the
  following behaviors?
 
  A) prolonged sleep followed by convulsions and heart failure
  B) delusions of grandeur and an inability to get to sleep
  C) severe memory deficit and the tendency to falsify reporting events (confabulation)
  D) disorientation for time and place and vivid hallucinations

Question 2

In genetic studies, a proband or index case is someone who
 
  A) shows signs of the disorder of interest.
  B) is related to someone with the disorder of interest.
  C) has the disorder of interest.
  D) shares at least 25 of their genes with an affected subject.



Silverbeard98

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Many thanks to you.



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