Apatient is taking nicotinic acid (niacin) to treat hyperlipidemia. the patient reports a flushing sensation along with gastrointestinal irritation. the nurse will perform which action? a. contact the provider to discuss possible thromboembolism. b. discuss decreasing the patient's dose of nicotinic acid with the provider. c. reassure the patient that these effects will decrease over time. d. suggest that the patient take niacin with a full glass of cool water.

This group of organisms perform the process of ammonifcation. a. herbivores b. decomposers c. carnivores c. plants

Hormones are chemical molecules produced by endocrine glands. one such endocrine gland is the thyroid gland, which synthesizes the thyroid hormone, which in turn affects the heart muscles. which two statements describe the probable reason for the function of the hormone? the cells in the heart have specific receptors that allow for the intake of hormones. the heart and the endocrine glands have the exact same types of cells. all cells make the same types of hormones. thyroid hormones show their effect on the heart by means of specialized cells. thyroid cells and cardiac cells have different dna.

Based on the observation that only male crickets produce a song, you hypothesize that a male's song is a form of communication to potential mates. you set up a simple experiment to test this hypothesis. in the laboratory, you place a male snowy tree cricket in enclosure a, which is adjacent to enclosureb. in enclosure b, you place other insects, one at a time, and observe their responses to the male's song. the enclosures are designed so that the two insects being tested cannot see or smell each other, but sound is transmitted from enclosure a to enclosureb.