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You have to know what anorexia is, what is it?
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- ill or debilitated clients often have loss of appetite
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What is anabolism my friend? Provide an example
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- production of more complex biochemical substances by synthesis of nutrients
- ex. amino acids anabolized to tissues |
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What is catabolism dawg? Provide an example
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- breakdown of biochemical substances into simpler substances
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Aww what's wrong, you have dyspepsia? What is the feeling and what is it?
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- pain or discomfort in stomach
- ingestion = difficulty digesting food |
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What is dysphagia... what is so difficult about the condition?
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- difficulty swallowing
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What is emaciation? Think old grannies. What is the cause of the condition?
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- abnormally thin or weak
- because of illness or lack of food |
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What is nasty about the term emesis?
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- action of process of vomiting
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Here is a joke, what does the word lack and malnutrition have in common? What is the cause of malnutrition, two points!
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- lack of proper nutrition
- caused by not having enough to eat or not enough of right nutrition |
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What does metabolism refer to? Provide two processes of metabolic reactions
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- refers to all biochemical reactions within cells of body
- process can be anabolic (building) or catabolic (breaking down) |
