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28 Cards in this Set
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What is a critically low value for Potassium?
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2.5 mEq/L
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If someone is 5 foot 3 and weighs 100 lbs, her BMI is
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20
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How do you determine BMI?
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Multiply weight in lbs by 705 then divide that number by the square of the height in inches
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The recommended dietary allowance of fiber is:
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20-35 grams a day
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Birth weight should triple when?
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End of 1 year
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Puberty increases need for what?
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Protein, calcium, iron
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Protein is digested into what, which are absorbed into the blood stream?
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22 amino acids
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Complete proteins are found where?
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Meat and dairy
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The adult requirement for protein is what?
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Between 46 and 53 grams a day
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What's an important role of fats in the body?
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transporting fat soluble vitamins
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What are the three essential fatty acids necessary for?
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healthy blood cells, arteries, nerve skin
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Vitamins do what in the body?
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Building of tissue, cellular function
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Vit C is important to:
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Healing
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The B vitamins are important for what?
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Nerve functioning
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Minerals are needed for what?
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Proper muscle and nerve function
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A pt needs to take in how much?
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Equal to daily output plus 500 ml
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What is the recommended range for BMI
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22 to 25
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If a pt has pink lesions at corners of mouth what is missing?
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Riboflavin
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If tongue is purplish, what may be missing
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Riboflavin Folic acid Niacin
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Spongy gums caused by?
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Vit C deficiency
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Pale conjunctiva is a symptom of what deficiency?
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Iron
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Small yellowish bumps around eye caused by?
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Hyperlipidemia
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Adults are what percent water?
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50-60
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Vegans may have a diet deficient in what
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Iodine, vit b12 iron calcium riboflavin, vit D
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Protein should be what part of the diet?
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10-15 percent
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Minerals do what?
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Act as catalysts for cellular functions: also necessary for proper muscle and nerve functioning
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What happens with too much potassium in the diet?
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Hyperkalemia
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What are seventh day adventist food restrictions?
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No stimulants, shellfish pork or alcohol
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