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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






2. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






3. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






4. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






5. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






6. What are healthy sources of fats?






7. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






8. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






9. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






10. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






11. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






12. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






13. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






14. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






15. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






16. Sources of fats






17. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






18. What type of people need extra protein?






19. What does DASH stand for?






20. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






21. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






22. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






23. What is the function of vitamin C?






24. How many calories/gram is protein?






25. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






26. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






27. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






28. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






29. What is the function of vitamin E?






30. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






31. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






32. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






33. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






34. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






35. Where can you get more vitamin D?






36. What is normal albumin levels?






37. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






38. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






39. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






40. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






41. What function is vitamin A?






42. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






43. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






44. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






45. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






46. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






47. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






48. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






49. When does BMR increase?






50. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






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