Primary Malnutrition Develops

question 55

Multiple Choice

Primary malnutrition develops

• A) when someone does not consume an adequate amount of a certain nutrient or nutrients.
• B) when an illness results in poor absorption of a certain nutrient or nutrients.
• C) when someone experiences multiple deficiencies, but there is one nutrient that is most important.
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Defibrillator

A device designed to deliver an electric shock to a patient, in an effort to stop pulseless ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia.

Tachycardia

Abnormal rapidity of heart action.

Purkinje Fibers

Specialized fibers in the heart's ventricles that help coordinate the heart's contractions by conducting electrical impulses.

Repolarization

The process by which cells, especially heart and nerve cells, restore their membrane potential to a resting state after depolarization.