An Adult Who Has Been Self-Medicating, Using Nutritional Therapy for an Elevated

question 7

Multiple Choice

An adult who has been self-medicating, using nutritional therapy for an elevated cholesterol level, complains of repeated episodes of flushing. The nurse suspects that the patient has been taking:

• A) niacin.
• B) thiamine.
• C) riboflavin.
• D) pyridoxine.

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Definitions:

Lewis And Clark

Leaders of an expedition mandated by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and find a path to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806).

Trans-Mississippi

Referring to the region of the United States that lies west of the Mississippi River.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to separate cotton fibers from their seeds, greatly impacting the cotton industry and increasing the demand for slave labor in the southern United States.

Eli Whitney

An American inventor best known for creating the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.