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Some mushrooms from the genus Aminita are extremely poisonous. The toxins in these poisonous mushrooms enter the bloodstream through the digestive tract and then build up in the liver causing liver failure

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Some mushrooms from the genus Aminita are extremely poisonous. The toxins in these poisonous mushrooms enter the bloodstream through the digestive tract and then build up in the liver causing liver failure within a few days. Suppose a doctor suspects his patient has eaten a poisonous Aminita mushroom. What course of action do you think the doctor will most likely take? A. give the patient a strong diuretic in order to force water out of the patient's body B. induce vomiting in the patient C. administer immune system boosters to the patient D. mechanically purify the patient's blood (hemodialysis)

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