Nutrition

Question 1

What is a healthy fat ?

Answer 1

Healthy fats can be unsaturated fats, found in the salmon, avocados omega 3, fish etc,

Question 2

It i important to avoid too many carbohydrates because…

Answer 2

There are good carbs and bad carbs where the good carbs can be stored as glycogen storage and utilized as energy but when there are far too any than it can begin to be stored as fat. Eventually causing plaques in the arteries

Question 3

S/S of malnutrition

Answer 3

Muscle weakens, poor immunee system, feeling cold, poor health in the mucosal membrane, fatigue and tirelessness, loss of fat, wounds take longer to heal, loss of appetite, abdominal pain

Question 4

Age related to nutrition

Answer 4

What’s can occur : malnutrition for the geriatric families, insufficient intake of nutrient
Or obesity
Low energy fatigue
Growth development , delayed bone density decreases, inadequate healing , muscle wasting

Question 5

How would old age and adolescents affect nutrition?

Answer 5

Social, psychosocial and physiological concepts: younger children may be more prone to picky eating while olde adults face an aging body, resulting in lower glucose levels, lower tolerance to heat/cold changes, decreased absorption, slow intestinal peristalsis, reduced thirst and GERD,

Question 6

Petronidanazole

Answer 6

TC: protein pump inhibitor
Treats GERD and gastric ulcers , reduced the stomach acid
FX: causes vitamin c deficiency, osteoarthritis, c.diff which can lead to diarrhea

Question 7

Famotidine

Answer 7

H2 blocker Antagonist: good tidings, they treat ulcers gastric, treats GERD
fX: liver dysfunction such as the hepatoxicity, increases drug interactions

Question 8

Clear liquid diet

Answer 8

Liquids that you an see your pen light through: like broth, sports drink like Gatorade, clear soups

Question 9

Dysphasia, what are some independent nursing interventions

Answer 9

Inability to swallow: bickering agents like nectar or honey, diet adjustments, high Fowler position, only feed when fully awake, assist with eating in small bites, speech therapy referral, no straw use, chin tucked in and offer coaching

Question 10

Iron deficiency anemia

Answer 10

RBC lack iron hence affecting the hemocratic level low hemoglobin levels 12-18 dgL)
Which then affects rbc production , chronic hemorrhage,

Question 11

Iron deficiency subjective

Answer 11

Feeling cold, fatigue, lack of appetite, light headedness, syncope (fainting), breathlessness, palpitations, tachycardia, heart rate having to make up for the missing iron, may be asymptomatic

Question 12

Iron deficiency objective

Answer 12

Pica;
Glosstitis
Brittle hair, nails and mouth sores

Question 13

Drug therapy for IDA

Answer 13

Ferrous Sulfate:
Iron supplement, hematinic, meant to supplement missing iron, can cause dark stool, best taken with orange juice for vitamin c absorption

Question 14

Lab diagnostics for IDA:

Answer 14

Reduced hemocritic and hemoglobin levels, reduced mean corpuscle volume and size change micro cystic and hypo chronic pale.
Serum iron, total iron binding capacity, transferrin saturation and ferritin levels

Question 15

Additional lab diagnostics for IDA

Answer 15

HHT:
Hemoglobin : 12-18 decreased i anemia
Hemocritic: 40-50% decreased anemia
Tranasferrin: 240-480, decreased anemia, increased dehydration

Question 16

Dehydration lab diagnostics

Answer 16

HBUNC:
Hemocratic: 40-50%, increased dehydration
BUN: 17-18
Creative: 0.4-1.5,

Question 17

What might a nurse suggest for a patient lacking iron?

Answer 17

Assist with patient education, refer to a case manager or social worker to assist in resources, epoetin to increase blood production,
Diet: increase collie greens, vitamin c supplement, iron fish foods, fortified foods, enriched cereals, leafy greens, iron supplement

Question 18

Atorvastatin

Answer 18

Blocks the HMG COa receptor, increases HDL the good cholesterol, but side effects include Rambo (rabbit), hepatoxicity, reduced triglycerides (triaceratops)