Part I: Read through the following case study and answer the questions. You have recently become a Registered Dietitian employed at a family practice clinic. One of your responsibilities is to weigh and measure patients and assess their growth. Today, a 24-month old girl named Amanda comes to the clinic; […]

1. Why 60 years-old patient HA, who was bedridden for a few days, feels dizzy and experiences significant increase in his heart rate after standing up? 2. What will happen to his systemic arterioles regarding vascular tone changes? 3. Why an increase in constriction of veins and an increase in […]

Q1. An experiment is designed to study mechanism of sucrose uptake by plant cells. Cells are immersed in a sucrose solution, and pH of the solution is monitored with a pH meter. Samples of the cells are taken at intervals, and sucrose in the sampled cells is measured. The measurements […]

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a very common condition in the United States and is a leading cause of disability among people older than 50. It is more common in smokers, people with diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. Many people seem to think that this is a normal part of […]