Your paramedic partner states that he needs to start an IV solution of "sugar water" on a diabetic patient. You would assist her by obtaining what solution?

A) 0.9% normal saline
B) Lactated ringers
C) Sodium chloride solution
D) 5% dextrose in water (D5W)

D

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The reason that lack of vitamin B12 causes megaloblastic changes is that vitamin B12:

a. Is needed for the formation of nucleotide bases b. Is needed for the conversion of methionine to SAM c. Initiates mitosis d. Is needed for synthesis of intrinsic factor

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