You are by the side of a male patient who participated in deep-sea diving earlier in the day. the 32-year-old patient informs you that he thinks he pulled a muscle in his shoulder, which has been hurting more as the day goes on. when questioned, he admits to having a headache and blurred vision. you are suspicious of decompression sickness. which statement made by the patient would be most significant given the situation? a. "i spent some time in a pocket of warm water."b. "while diving, i saw a shark and came up as fast as i could."c. "i took tylenol before the dive for a headache."d. "i ate seafood the night before."

The statement made by the patient that would be most significant given the situation is letter B. while diving, I saw a shark and came up as fast as I could.

Explanation: When the patient swimmed back toward surface after a deep dive, the water pressure around him decresead. However, his transition happened so quickly that the nitrogen did not have time to clear from his blood. Instead, it separated out of his blood and created bubbles in his tissues or blood. Those nitrogen bubbles were responsible for his decompression sickness.

The other statement in letter A is a way of preventing  and minimizing the risk of decompression sickness.

so if you eat a 2000-calorie diet, you should aim for about 225 to 325 grams of carbs per day.

but if you need to lose weight, you will get much faster results eating around 50 to 150 grams of carbs.

in fact, a popular alternative called the low-carb diet has been shown to be much more effective for weight loss than the high-carb diet that has been recommended for the past few decades.

this diet restricts your intake of carbohydrates like sugars and starches (breads, pasta, etc.) and replaces them with protein, fat and healthy vegetables.

studies show that low-carb diets reduce your appetite and make you eat fewer calories and lose weight pretty much effortlessly, as long as you manage to keep the carbs down (1trusted source).

in studies where low-carb and low-fat diets are compared, the researchers need to actively restrict calories in the low-fat groups to make the results comparable, but the low-carb groups still usually win (2trusted source, 3trusted source).

low-carb diets also have benefits that go way beyond just weight loss. they lower blood sugar, blood pressure and triglycerides. they raise hdl (the good) and improve the pattern of ldl (the bad) cholesterol (4trusted source, 5trusted source).

low-carb diets cause more weight loss and improve health more than the calorie restricted, low-fat diet still recommended by many people. this is pretty much a scientific fact at this point (6, 7, 8trusted source).

explanation:

there are many studies showing that low-carb diets are more effective and healthier than the low-fat diet that is still recommended by many people.