CH6 disorders Flashcards
Gout
uric acid crystals form and settle in joints
Uremia
Excess urea in blood due to kidney malfunction
Marasmus
wasting disease caused by lack of multiple nutrients
kwashiorkor
disease caused by extreme low prtn diet intake
Edema in belly
Edema
too much water in intestinal space
Insufficient prtn in blood stream
*fliud builds up in tissue spaces of body causing fluid imbalance and swollen appearance
Ascites
fluid build up in Abdomen
Sickle cell anemia
one AA substituted in hgb molecule
poss nitrogen balance
consuming more nitrogen than excreted
growth
pregnancy
recovery from illness or prtn deficiency
negat nitrogen Balance
excreting more nitrogen than consumed
starvation or low energy diets
Nitrogen balance
intake equals excretion
RDA for prtn
10-35%
.8 g pr kg of body weight
1kg= 2.2 lb
excess prtn
can lead to AA toxicity and deficiencies
prtn quality foods
meat dairy eggs legumes whole grains nuts
mutual supplementation
combine two or more incomplete prtn sources to make a complete prtn
Complementary prtns
Two or more foods are combined to supply all nine essential AA for a complete prtn
