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Unit 10: Nutrition Flashcards

1
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The basic function of water

A

To moisten tissue

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The basic function of carbohydrates

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Act as an energy source and help control blood glucose and insulin metabolism

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The basic function of protein

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Help repair and build your body tissue

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The basic function of fats

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Give your body energy and support cell function

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The basic function of vitamins

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Help fight infection, heal wounds, make bones strong, and regulate hormones

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The basic function of minerals

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Help maintain body functions

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Adaptive Devices

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Any tool used to help people with impairments with activities of daily living

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Aspiration

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Inhaling foreign objects down the trachea

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Bland diet

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Easily digestive food, soft, low fiber, cooked, nonspicy

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Carbohydrates

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Macronutrients in food and drink

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Clear liquid diet (cl liq)

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Specific diet plan of liquid and semi-liquid that are fully clear

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Diabetic diet

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Calories and carbohydrates are carefully controlled, and protein and fats are regulated

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13
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Dehydration

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Serious condition form inadequate amount of fluids in the body

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14
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Diet card

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List the resident’s name and information about special diets, allergies, likes, and dislikes

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Dietician

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Professional who creates diet plans for residents

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16
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Dysphagia

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Difficult swallowing

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17
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Dysphasia

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Difficult speaking

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18
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Edema

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Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissue

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Fats

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Lipid (butter, oil, etc.)

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Fiber

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Food pertaining to natural or artificial substances that can’t be digested

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21
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Fluid balance

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Equal amount of intake and output

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Fluid restriction

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Not able to eat and/or swallow fluids

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Full liquid diet

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Only liquid intake, usually ordered due to medical condition

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24
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Gastrostomy tube

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Tube inserted through the stomach that brings nutrition directly to the stomach

25
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Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)

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A chronic condition in which the liquid content of the stomach is backed up into the esophagus

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Gluten-free diet

A

The diet is free of gluten

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High protein diet

A

A diet containing mostly protein

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Intake

A

The amount of fluids a person consumes

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Intravenous (IV)

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Liquids and/or meds through a person’s vein

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Low cholesterol diet

A

A diet designed to reduce fat and/or cholesterol blood levels

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Low-fat diet

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A diet of low-fat food and/or unsaturated fat

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Low sodium diet

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A diet that restricts salt

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Mechanical soft diet

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A diet consisting of chapped or blended foods that are easier to chew and swallow and do not limit spices

34
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Milliliters (ML)

A

Type of measurement of liquid

35
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Modified calorie diet

A

A diet that reduces calories to lose weight or prevent weight gain

36
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MyPlate

A

The US Department of Agriculture developed to help people build healthy plates at mealtime

37
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Nasogastric tube

A

Feeding tube through the nose to the stomach

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NPO

A

Nothing by mouth

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Ounces (oz)

A

Type of measurement in liquid and weight

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Output

A

how much you stool and/or substances that come out of your body

41
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Peptic Ulcer

A

Raw sour in the stomach that causes pain, bleeding, and vomiting

42
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Protein

A

Large molecules composed of amino acids

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Pureed diet

A

Blended food diet to help resident that has trouble chewing and/or swallowing

44
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Reflux

A

Stomach acid coming from the stomach to the esophagus

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Soft diet

A

Soft texture and/or chopped food that is easier to chew and swallow

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Total parenteral Nutrition

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Feeding nutrients to a person involuntary

47
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Vegetarian diet

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No meat diet but can eat other animal products

48
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Blood glucose

A

how much blood sugar

49
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Diabetes type 1 (T1DM)

A

A chronic condition in the pancreas produces little to no insulin

50
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Diabetes type 2 (T2DM)

A

Chronic condition affects the way the body processes sugar

51
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Gland

A

organ that secretes particular chemicals

52
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Hyperglycemia

A

Too much blood sugar

53
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Hypoglycemia

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Too little blood sugar

54
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Insulin

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Hormone that lowers and/or regulates the level of glucose

55
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Metabolism

A

All the physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy

56
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Pancreas

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The large gland that makes insulin

57
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Pre-diabetic

A

High glucose in the blood but not high enough to be called diabetic

58
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Thyroid

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an important endocrine gland that makes and releases certain hormones

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