A. A person is obese if he or she has an excess amount of body fat.
The reason for A and not B is because someone with a lot of muscles could weigh more based on their BMI, which doesn't differentiate between the weight from muscles vs. fat
Answer:
Increased thrombopoetin levels
Explanation:
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an immune disorder that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks platelets following a viral infection.
Due to this, the patient will be easily bruised and bleed since the platelets are unusually low.
Thrombopoetin is the growth factor for platelets. It stimulates the production of platelets.
Therefore, increased levels of Thrombopoetin is unexpected for patients with ITP.
Answer:
Bones of all shapes and sizes support your body, protect organs and tissues, store calcium and fat and produce blood cells.
A gatekeeper is a health care professional, usually a primary care physician or a physician extender, who is the patient's first contact with the health care system and triages the patient's further access to the system.
When used in relation to health insurance, a gatekeeper describes the person in charge of a patient's treatment. Anyone who receives health insurance coverage in the form of a managed care plan, specifically a health maintenance organization (HMO) plan, is assigned a gatekeeper or allowed to choose one.
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