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Exam 4: Chapter 36 Nutrition Flashcards

1
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What are the six classes of nutrients?

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CArbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Vitamins, Minerals, Water

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What nutrients supply energy?

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Carbohydrates, Protein, Lipids

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What nutrients regulate body processes?

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Vitamins
Minerals
Water

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4
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Factors Affecting Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR): Males vs Females

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Males have a higher BMR due to larger muscle mass

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Factors Affecting Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR): Factors to increase BMR

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Growth, infections, fever, emotional tension, extreme environmental temperatures, elevated levels of certain hormones

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Factors Affecting Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR): Factors that decrease BMR

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Aging, Prolonged Fasting, Sleep

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Factors Affecting Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR): When going on diet..

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can have opposite effect on what you wanted

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Carbohydrates are commonly known as

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sugars and starches

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9
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Carbohydrates are the most

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abundant and least expensive source of calories in the world

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10
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Carbohydrates classified as

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simple or complex sugars

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11
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What percentage of carbohydrates are ingested?

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90%

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12
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What are complex cards?

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Tomatoes, Carrots, Beans , Peas

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13
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What are simple carbs?

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Bread, Rice, Pasta

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14
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Recommended that how much total calories come from carbohydrates?

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45-65%

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15
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What does carbohydrates aid in?

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Aid in the transfer of glucose which provides energy, CO2, and water

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16
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Protein required for

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the formation of al body structures

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17
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Protein labeled

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complete (high quality) or incomplete (low quality) based on amino acid composition

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18
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Animal proteins are

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complete

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19
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Plant proteins are

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incomplete

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20
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What are some animal proteins?

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Meat, Dairy, Eggs

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21
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What percentage of total calories should come from proteins?

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10-35%

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22
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Proteins needed for

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good wound healing

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23
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Some protein examples?

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Fish, Cheese, Eggs

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24
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Incomplete Protein examples?

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Grains, Certain Vegetables

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25
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Signs of Poor Protein?

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Edema, Poor Wound Healing, And Apathy (Lack of Emotion)

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26
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What percentage of lipids in diet are triglycerides?

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95%

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27
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Fats contain mixtures of

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saturated (raise cholesterol levels) and unsaturated (lower cholesterol levels) fatty acids

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28
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Most animal fats are

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saturated

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29
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most vegetable fats are

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unsaturated

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30
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What percentage of total calories should come from fats?

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20-35%

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31
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What is the good type of fat?

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Unsaturated

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32
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Wht is the bad type of fat?

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Saturated Fats

33
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Unsaturated fats tend to do what to the body?

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lower serum cholesterol levels

34
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Vitamins are

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organic compounds needed by the body in small amounts

35
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Vitamins needed for

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metabolism of carbohydrates ,proteins, and fats

36
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Vitamisn classified as

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water soluble or fat soluble

37
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Vitamins absorbed through the

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intestinal wall directly into the blood stream

38
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What are some water soluble vitamins?

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B Complex and Vitamin C

39
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What are some FAt Soluble vitamins?

40
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What do vitamisn require?

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REquire fat

41
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Minerals are

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organic elements found in all body fluids and tissues

42
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Some minerals function to

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provide structure in the body, others help regulate body processes

43
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Macrominerals include

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calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium

44
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Microminerals include

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Iron, Zinc, Maganese, and Iodine

45
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WAter account for

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50-60% of adults total weight

46
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What percentage of water is in ECF and ICF ??

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66% in ICF

33% in ECF

47
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Water provides

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medium necessary for all chemical reactions in the body

48
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Water acts as a

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solvent and aids digestion, absorption, circulation, and excretion

49
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How much water should you intake daily?

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2200-3000 mL daily

50
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Underweight BMI?

51
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Normal BMI?

A

18.5 - 24.9

52
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Overweight BMI?

53
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Obesity I BMI?

54
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Obesity II BMI?

55
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Extreme Obesity BMI?

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Factors Affecting Nutrition: Stage of Development for Infants

57
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Factors Affecting Nutrition: Stage of Development for Toddlers

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Having finger foods

58
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Factors Affecting Nutrition: Stage of Development for Teen

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Eating disorders can occur

59
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Factors Affecting Nutrition: Stage of Development for Adult

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DOn’t require the same energy because they are no longer growing

60
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Anorexic Definition

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Lack of Appetite

61
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Dysphagia definition

A

Inability to swallow

62
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Nursing Intervention for Nutrition: Teach

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Nutritional Information

63
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Nursing Intervention for Nutrition: Monitor

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Nutritional Status

64
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Nursing Intervention for Nutrition: Stimulating

65
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Nursing Intervention for Nutrition: Assisting

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With Eating

66
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Nursing Intervention for Nutrition: Providing

A

Oral Nutrition and Long-Term Nutritional Support

67
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When would a clear liquid diet be given?

A

Preparation for bowel surgery and lower endoscopy,

Acute gastrointestinal disorders; initial postoperative dieet

68
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When would a pureed diet be given?

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After oral or facial surgery; chewing and swallowing difficulities

69
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When would a mechanically altered diet be given?

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Chewing and swallowing difficulities; after surgery to the head, neck, or mouth

70
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Short Term Nutritional Support: Using a

71
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Short Term Nutritional Support: COnfirming NG Feeding Tube Placement

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Radiographic Examination
Measurement of aspirate pH and visual assessment of aspirate
Measurement of tube length and tube marking

72
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Long-Term Nutritional Support: Enterostomal Tube

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This tube may be placed through an opening created into the stomach (gastrostomy) or into the jejnum (jejunostomy)

73
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Long-Term Nutritional Support: Gastrostomy is

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the preferred route to deliver enteral nutriiton in the patient who is comatose

74
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How is Total Parenteal Nutrition (TPN) administered?

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Intravenously via central access

75
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TPN solution fontains?

A

Hypertonic Solution containing protein, carbohydrates, and fat

Electrolytes, Vitamins, and Trace Elements

76
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TPN requires

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constant monitoring

77
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TPN changed

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every 24 hours including filter and tubing

78
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TPN can cause damage to a

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