Chapter 6, Problem 31R

Explain why maternal iodine deficiency might lead to neurological impairment in the fetus.

An obese patient comes to the clinic complaining of swollen feet and ankles, fatigue, shortness of breath, and often feeling spaced out. She is a cashier in a grocery store, a job that requites her to stand all day. Outside of work, she engages in no physical activity. She confesses that, because of her weight, she finds even walking uncomfortable. Explain how the skeletal muscle pump might play a role in this patients signs and symptoms.

When calcium levels are too high or too low, which body system is primarily affected? skeletal system endocrine system digestive system nervous system

A chronic bone disease that is characterized by the abnormal breakdown of bone followed by abnormal bone formation is known as ____________. osteomalacia Pagets disease