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Onychomycosis
Question 1
What are some potential complications of untreated onychomycosis? (Select all that apply)
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Question 2
How would you classify the level of onychomycosis in the following picture?
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Question 3
TRUE or FALSE: Onychomycosis is associated with detrimental psychological and physical effects
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Question 4
How would you classify the level of onychomycosis in the following picture?
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Question 5
Approximately what percent of people with diabetes are afflicted with onychomycosis?
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Weight management
Question 1
TRUE or FALSE: Losing weight is just a matter of calories-in and calories-out.
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Weight management
Question 2
What percent of patients trying to lose weight experience food cravings?
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Weight management
Question 3
How much weight does a patient have to lose to improve health outcomes?
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Question 4
TRUE or FALSE: The brain creates an internal setpoint to defend the body against weight loss.
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Question 5
TRUE or FALSE: Obesity Canada, the Canadian Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the World Health Organization now consider obesity to be a chronic disease.
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Onychomycosis
Weight management
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