A 55-year-old male patient with hypertension has had his blood pressure reasonably well controlled by administration of a thiazide diuretic. During his last visit (6 months ago) his blood pressure was 130/75 mm Hg and his serum creatinine was 1 mg/100 ml. He has been exercising regularly for the past 2 years, but recently has complained of knee pain and began taking large amounts of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. When he arrives at your office, his blood pressure is 155/85 and his serum creatinine is now 2.5 mg/100 ml. Which of the following best explains his increased serum creatinine?

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The Calvin–Benson cycle proceeds in three phases that are highly coordinated in the chloroplast these three phases namely--Carboxylation, Reduction and Regeneration. The following statements are not related to the three phases of Calvin–Benson cycle:

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Free-living bacteria that are capable of fixing nitrogen are aerobic, facultative, or anaerobic. Some of the Aerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria such as

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#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Resource separation ratio d/w= 1<d/w<3 represent,

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Use the following figures to answer the question below

Based on the data in the figures, which of the following statements are correct?

I) Area 1 would be considered a desert because of its high average temperature.

II) Area 1 has more average precipitation than Area 2.

III) Area 2 would be considered a desert because of its low average precipitation.

IV) Area 2 has a larger annual temperature variation.

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#General Aptitude