The most common cause of iodine deficiency is
(a) excess alcohol intake.
(b) overconsumption of other trace elements.
(c) overconsumption of anti-thyroid substances.
(d) insufficient intake of iodine from foods.
(e) pituitary deficiencies of thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Which of the following is an argument against buying local fruits and vegetables?

Wich technque is not recommended for use as a supporting detail

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis