Sexual reproduction is important for the survival of the species. it is important for all but one of these reasons.

a) promotes genetic variability among offspring.
b) causes new mutations to occur in the offspring.
c) is necessary for the survival of the individual.
d) allows larger number of offspring to be produced.

Which of these gives the best indication that a health service is based on pseudoscience?

Match the government contribution to mental health to the issue it was created to address. 1. community mental health act of 1963 first federal funding for mental health care 2. commission on mental health, est. 1977 created to determine the mental health needs of the united states 3. the decade of the brain federal funding invested to research mental illness and functions of the brain

A41-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of a chronic cough over the past 4 months, which has now been accompanied by haemoptysis. he denies smoking or any past medical history. on physical examination, his head and neck examination is normal. his lungs have diffuse bilateral rales. cardiac examination is normal. laboratory findings reveal na 142 meq/l, k 4.2 meq/l, cl 110 meq/l, hco3 24 meq/l, bun (blood urea nitrogen) 39 mg/dl, creatinine 2.9 mg/dl. urinalysis reveals microscopic haematuria and 4+ proteinuria. which of the following serologic blood tests would most confirm the suspected diagnosis? - anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies- anti-mitochondrial antibodies- anti-neutrophilic antibodies- anti-parietal cell antibodies- anti-smooth muscle antibodies