Your Client Has Struggled with Obesity for Many Years

question 24

Multiple Choice

Your client has struggled with obesity for many years. She gets tested for leptin levels and it is discovered that she has a genetic condition called leptin deficiency. What is likely to happen when she begins daily leptin injections?

• A) She will lose weight.
• B) She will gain weight.
• C) Her weight will not change.
• D) Her ghrelin levels will increase.
• E) She will develop type II diabetes.

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