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ecausezthesezagentszmayzprecipitate .
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d. cessationzofzintestinalzperistalsis
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METz(metaboliczequivalentzofztask)zdemandzduringznormalzdailyzactivity.
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Dailyzactivitieszrequiringz4zMETszincludezlevelzwalkingzatz4zmiles/hourzorzclimbingzazflightzofzstairs
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