Which of these is a significant risk with prolonged use of otc medications?
a.

otc medications are easier to become addicted to.
b.

otc medication side effects tend to become more pronounced.
c.

otc medications may cause prescription medicines to lose effectiveness.
d.

otc medications can mask more serious health problems.

A72-year-old woman fell in her bathtub and fractured her hip. in viewing the fracture, x-ray revealed osteoporotic changes in her bone as well. after reduction of the fracture, and immobilizing the bones with internal pins, what type of exercise would the doctor have advised her to do as soon as she was able in addition to prescribing calcium supplements to improve her bone mass?

Explain why methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus (mrsa) is more prevalent now than it was only 30 years ago. a. antibiotics cause mutations in staphlococcus aureus that lead to an increase in the number of methicillin-resistant strains. b. methicillin resistance causes an infection to spread more rapidly. c. frequent and inappropriate use of methicillin-type antibiotics has provided selective pressure that has resulted in an increase in the proportion of methicillin-resistant strains of staphlococcus aureus. d. diseases like aids have made people more vulnerable to infections from staphlococcus aureus.

The average american baby will blank their birthweight by the time they turn one year-old