A Patient Has Begun Taking Furosemide to Manage Heart Failure

question 84

Multiple Choice

A patient has begun taking furosemide to manage heart failure. Which foods should she consume frequently?

• A)legumes
• B)peanut butter
• C)bananas and other potassium-rich foods
• D)milk and other milk products
• E)proteins

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Definitions:

Random Dispersion

A pattern of spacing of individuals within a population where the position of each individual is independent of others.

Interference Competition

Intraspecific competition in which certain dominant individuals obtain an adequate supply of the limited resource at the expense of other individuals in the population. Also called contest competition.

Contest Competition

A form of competition where individuals directly contest for resources through physical or behavioral interactions.

Density-Independent Factor

An environmental factor that affects the size of a population but is not influenced by changes in population density. Compare with density-dependent factor.