While Obtaining a Health History from a 68-Year-Old Patient, the Nurse

question 2

Multiple Choice

While obtaining a health history from a 68-year-old patient, the nurse learns that the patient takes daily supplements of antioxidants beta carotene, selenium, and vitamin E. The nurse recognizes that the use of these substances in slowing the aging process is related to the biologic aging theory of

• A) telomere-telomerase decrease.
• B) free radicals.
• C) somatic mutation.
• D) programmed cell death.

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Definitions:

Inventory Account

An account in financial accounting that tracks the value of a company's goods intended for sale, including raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.

Legal Title

The formal right of ownership of property, which is recognized and protected by law.

Perpetual Inventory System

An accounting method that records the sale or purchase of inventory immediately through the use of computerized point-of-sale systems and enterprise asset management software.

Purchases Account

A ledger account in which the total amount of goods purchased during a period is recorded.