MNT Flashcards
POTS
Low BP. Higher sodium, fluids, smaller, frequent meals, fiber. Celiac comorbid
Tropical Sprue
diarrhea, folic acid, b12 malapsorb
MCV low
small (minerals) mcv, microcyt. iron, copper, zinc
MCV high
big (vit) rbc,macrocyt. b12, folate, b6
Refeeding
hypo
Plant based calcium
OJ, tofu, almonds, leafy, white beans, figs, broc, soy, fortified cereals
Short Chain Fatty Acids
-Fiber, carbs
-Buyterate, acetate, propenate
-Enterocytes
Omega 6 fatty acids
-linoleaic acid
-veg oil
Point Source Spread
One incident, everyone gets sick days later. Quick increase-gradual decline
Ex: Hep A, Food borne
Acute phase reactants
non specific inflammation markers
P Value
Statistical significants, on or below .05 is good evidence
Study Design Hierarachy
- Meta
- Systemic Review
- Critically Appraised Topics
- RTC
- Cohort
- Case Control
- Case Reports/Case Series
- Background info
ānā in study
Number of ppl in study
NNT
Number needed to treat to prevent 1 additional bad outcome
Danger zone
40-140