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The NP is working with a severely obese patient in an effort to facilitate weight loss. Which of the NP’s following teaching points about the nature of adipose tissue should be included in the patient education?

A patient has diabetes mellitus is checking blood sugars before meals and at bedtime. A recent urinalysis showed increased amounts of protein. What therapy does the NP order for this complication?

Ghrelin is released mainly by the [answer1] and [answer2].

Which is a true statement regarding adipose tissue?

An adult woman presents to the clinic complaining of fatigue, weakness, weight gain despite lack of appetite, and feelings of depression. Physical exam reveals an obese, alert patient with thinning hair, bilateral chest puffiness, increased facial hair, supraclavicular fat pad, thin arms and legs, purple striae on the abdomen, and multiple ecchymotic areas on extremities. Her vital signs are BP of 158/96 mm Hg, pulse of 88 beats/min, and respirations of 22 breaths/min. Laboratory results show FBS of 200 mg/dL, electrolyte panel within normal limits (WNL), except for potassium of 3.0 mEq/L, hemoglobin of 11.8 g, and hematocrit of 34%. This assessment information would support the family nurse practitioner’s diagnosis of:

If 10 tokens equal 10 minutes of computer time, what is the unit price? 

When I stop eating meat, I also decreased how often I went out to eat. These are what type of commodity? 

(T/F) Choice between reinforcers and punishers in delay discounting tasks function the exact same. That is, with both type of stimuli, an organism will choose the smaller, more immediate consequence. 

The matching law has been applied to choice situations where the two options differ in ____________. 

(T/F) Smokers performed the same as the control group on delay discounting tasks.