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Joseph is in his mid-40s. He has been experiencing high blood pressure for some years now. His primary care doctor referred Joseph to a nephrologist who explains the high blood pressure is one the most common causes of <u>chronic kidney disease</u>, because it can damage the large arteries leading to the kidneys in the tiny blood vessels within the kidneys
Explanation:
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a condition in which the kidney is unable to perform its functions properly, causing multiple alterations in the body.
High blood pressure ( HBP ) is, along with diabetes, among the leading causes of kidney failure and chronic kidney disease. HBP causes increased pressure in the renal capillaries, which leads to inflammation and sclerosis of the renal glomerulus, which can lead to CKD.
What the nephologist is trying to explain to Joseph is that if he does not control his blood pressure this can lead to kidney failure in the long term.
Answer:
c. While narcolepsy is a REM stage disorder, insomnia causes people to have difficulty falling asleep when they want to
Explanation:
They are different disorders, The narcolepsy is a mental disorder, in which the brain needs to regulate the REM cycles, that is the reason why people with this disease turns long hours with daytime sleepiness. and during night they can not sleep.
Insomnia, in the other hand, is a sickness that it can be solved with some strategies like not taking coffee at night, set some schedules to sleep at the same time, etc.
The skeleton protects and brings form to a body. The muscles protect the skeleton e.g. the back muscles tightening to support and protect the lumbar and thoracic spine, the muscles also give movement to the skeleton e.g. the the pulling and tightening of muscles and tendons allow the skeleton to move. They complement each other perfectly.
