can someone check the answers for me please? Read the case study below choose th

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can someone check the answers for me please?

Read the case study below choose the correct minor mineral causing the issue. A 24 yr-old Turkish man visits a doctor because he finds himself struggling with simple tasks such as tying shoelaces. Upon examination, he is found to be significantly stunted in growth as he is only 4 ft. tall (average height for Turkish men his age is 5 9"). The physician examines his medical history and finds that he has been hospitalized 4 times for pneumonia. The man states that he is a vegetarian but his appetite is minimal and that he suffers from frequent diarrhea as well. The doctor suspects a nutritional deficiency and it seems as though his digestive enzyme levels are low. O ron zinc O odine fluoride selenium

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the mineral that causing the disease condition in the 24 yr old turkish man is SELENIUM. In selenium deficiency compromised intestinal function is seen. the patient experiences a nutritional and biochemical deficiency such as in case of metabolic enzyme regulation. the patient in this deficiency tends to be disease prone.

selenium deficiency is also related to atrophy.HYPOTHYROIDISM is seen as selenium is important for making of thyroxine hormone.

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