A geriatric patient with a history of kidney disease develops increasing bilateral edema in the legs and feet. The health care provider has ordered a potassium-sparing diuretic. Select the diurectic action of this medication.
A. The medication should increase reabsorption of sodium and potassium.
B. The medication should decrease sodium transport and increase potassium.
C. The medication should excrete water and sodium but save potassium.
D. The medication should excrete potassium and save water and sodium.
Select your answer:
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Molecular Genetics › ViewHumans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, and chimps have 24 pairs of chromosomes. What is the most likely explanation for these differences in human and chimp genomes?
A. At some point in evolution, human and chimp ancestors reproduced with each other.
B. In the evolution of chimps, new adaptations resulted from additional chromosomal material.
C. The common ancestor of humans and chimps had 24 pairs of chromosomes. During human evolution, two human chromosomes fused end to end.
D. Errors in mitosis resulted in an additional pair of chromosomes in chimps.
Musculoskeletal System Medical Terminology › View
The root “carp/o” means:
A. wrist bones
B. foot bones
C. skull
D. join