Your Patient, Mr

question 11

Multiple Choice

Your patient, Mr.Sinclair, has a BMI of 43 and is taking drugs to lose weight.He has heard that some drugs cause lots of gastrointestinal discomfort and would prefer to take one that doesn't give him any of these side effects.Which of the following should be prescribed for Mr.Sinclair?

• A)Olestra
• B)Orlistat
• C)Serotonin
• D)Sibutramine

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Definitions:

Coelom

The fluid-filled body cavity between the intestinal canal and the body wall in triploblastic animals, providing space for the development of internal organs.

Protostomes

A group of animals characterized by developing the mouth before the anus during embryonic development.

Tapeworms

Parasitic flatworms that live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates, absorbing nutrients from the host's intestine.

Choanoflagellates

A collective of independent, single-celled and colonial flagellated eukaryotic organisms regarded as the nearest living kin to animals.