If Someone Is Drinking and Exceeds a Rate of Consumption

question 42

Multiple Choice

If someone is drinking and exceeds a rate of consumption of about one 12-ounce beer per hour, his or her blood alcohol levels will increase because

• A) the rate of alcohol excretion cannot keep up with the amount of alcohol being consumed.
• B) the rate of alcohol digestion increases as more alcohol enters the small intestine.
• C) the rate of alcohol consumption exceeds the rate of the liver's metabolism of alcohol.
• D) the rate of alcohol consumption exceeds the rate of the kidney's metabolism of alcohol.

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Definitions:

FIFO

"First In, First Out," an inventory valuation method where the oldest items are sold first, affecting costs and inventory valuation.