Chapter 20 Assisting With Nutrition And Fluid

Question 1

Anorexia

Answer 1

The loss of appetite

Question 2

Aspiration

Answer 2

Breathing fluid, food, bomb of this, or an object into the lungs

Question 3

Calorie

Answer 3

The fuel or energy value of food

Question 4

Dysphagia

Answer 4

Difficulty (dys) swallowing (phagia)

Question 5

Edema

Answer 5

The swelling of body tissues with water

Question 6

Enteral nutrition

Answer 6

Giving nutrients into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (Enteral) through a feeding tube

Question 7

Flow rate

Answer 7

The number of drops per minute (get/min) or milliliters per hour (mL/hour)

Question 8

Gavage

Answer 8

The process of giving a tube feeding

Question 9

Intake

Answer 9

The amount of fluid taken in

Question 10

Intravenous IV therapy

Answer 10

Giving fluids through a needle or catheter into a vein; IV and IV infusion

Question 11

Nutrient

Answer 11

A substance that is ingested, digestive, absorbed, and used by the body

Question 12

Nutrition

Answer 12

The process involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and use of food and fluids by the body

Question 13

Output

Answer 13

The amount of fluid lost

Question 14

Regurgitation

Answer 14

The backward flu or stomach contents into the mouth