Your Client, Samantha, Has Been Fasting to Lose Weight

question 38

Multiple Choice

Your client, Samantha, has been fasting to lose weight. Which of the following changes in her body would be least likely?

• A) loss of lean tissue
• B) disturbances of fluid and electrolyte balance
• C) impairment of disease resistance
• D) increased body temperature
• E) increased metabolic rate

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