Which method for treating gallstones relies on medications to dissolve gallstones?
a. cholecystectomy
b. administration of ursodiol
c. a sodium-controlled diet
d. shock-wave lithotripsy
e. laparoscopic procedures
Q. 2Match the short phrase or term with the associated short phrase or term. Choose the best answer. You may use some answers more than once or not at all.
A) Percent body fat
B) Seventy percent water by weight
C) Skin-fold calipers
D) Sixty percent of body weightBody composition technique
Q. 3Which individual is at highest risk of developing gallstones?
a. a female athlete with anemia
b. a menopausal woman who uses estrogen replacement therapy
c. a 30 year old African-American male
d. a male patient on long-term tube feeding
e. a 25-year old non-pregnant female
Q. 4Match the short phrase or term with the associated short phrase or term. Choose the best answer. You may use some answers more than once or not at all.
A) Percent body fat
B) Seventy percent water by weight
C) Skin-fold calipers
D) Sixty percent of body weightLean body mass
Q. 5Left untreated for years, a blocked bile duct may lead to _____.
a. liver damage
b. kidney failure
c. neuropathy
d. gastritis
e. pancreatic cancer
Q. 6Match the short phrase or term with the associated short phrase or term. Choose the best answer. You may use some answers more than once or not at all.
A) Percent body fat
B) Seventy percent water by weight
C) Skin-fold calipers
D) Sixty percent of body weightBody composition