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RDA stands for |
Recommended Daily Allowance |
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Fat soluable vitamins (ADEK) |
Vitamin A, D, E, K |
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What are water soluable vitamins? |
B complex and vitamin C |
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Antioxidants help remove what |
Radicals |
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Between water or fat soluable vitamins, which are stored better |
Fat |
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Water soluable vitamins are ______ excreted in urine |
Easily |
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Fat soluable vitamins are _______ excreted in urine |
Poorly |
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Can you become toxic more easily with fat or water soluable vitamins? |
Fat soluable |
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Vitamin A is used for |
Eyes, prenatal, skin, mucous membranes |
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High doses of vitamin A can cause issues like |
Birth defects |
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Vitamin A has been used to treat |
Night blindness |
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Vitamin A is found in |
Orange, red, yellow colored produce |
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Vitamin D is used for |
Calcium metabolism, bone health |
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Without vitamin D, calcium ______ be absorbed |
Cannot |
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Vitamin D can usually be found in |
Dairy, fish, grains |
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Vitamin E is mainly found in |
Nuts and avocados |
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Vitamin E is used as an |
Antioxidant, RBC formation |
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Vitamin E may protect against what diseases? |
Cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's, cancer |
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You shouldn't take what vitamin with Iron? - as it interferes with absorption |
E - separate medications with time |
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Vitamin K can be found in |
Green, leafy veggies, broccoli |
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Vitamin K has |
Clotting factors |
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What vitamin can be used as an antidote for Coumadin-if at a toxic level? |
Vitamin K |
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What vitamin are newborns typically deficient in? |
Vitamin K - need to be given a dose after birth to start building |
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Vitamin B12 can be found in what foods? |
Meat and grains |
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Alcohol abuse impairs what vitamin absorption! |
Vitamin B1 and B2 |
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Thiamine is what vitamin? |
Vitamin B1 |
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Retinol is what vitamin? |
Vitamin A |
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Phytonadione is what vitamin? |
Vitamin K |
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Riboflavin is what vitamin? |
Vitamin B2 |
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Niacin is what vitamin? |
Vitamin B3 |
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Pyridoxine is what vitamin? |
Vitamin B6 |
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Folic acid and Folate are what kind of vitamin? |
Vitamin B9 |
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Cyanocobalamin is what vitamin? |
B12 |
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Ascorbic acid is what vitamin? |
Vitamin C |
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Vitamin B1 and B6 is used for |
Carb metabolism |
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Vitamin B2 and B3 are used for |
Energy/ Metabolism |
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Vitamin B3 can only be found in |
Protein |
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Vitamin B6 is the building blocks for |
DNA, RBC HgB |
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Vitamin B9 interacts with |
Phenytoin dilatin |
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Vitamin B9 produces |
DNA & RBCs |
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Vitamin B2 can be found in |
Dairy, grains, veggies, meat |
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Vitamin B12 is found in |
Eggs, meat, milk, shellfish |
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Vitamin B12 is typically given via |
Injection |
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When giving Vitamin B3, monitor |
Hypokalemia, potassium labs |
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Vitamin C AIDS in |
Iron absorption |
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Some red flag medications |
Coumadin Digoxin Dilantin |
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What should you never take with other medications? |
Antacids |
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Signs of Hyperkalemia |
Muscle cramps Urine abnormalities Respiratory distress Decreased cardiac contractions EKG changes Reflexes
M.U.R.D.E.R |
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Signs of potassium deficiency? |
Shallow respirations Irritability Confusion Weakness, fatigue Arrhythmias Lethargy Thready pulse N/V
S.I.C. W.A.L.T. |
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Which vitamins might a vegetarian be deficient in? |
B12, calcium,iron, zinc |
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Which vitamins are needed for RBCs? |
B6, B9, B12, A |
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When administering enteral nutrition, if you do not hear bowel sounds- should you administer medication? |
No |
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HOB should be higher than _____ or higher when giving enteral nutrition |
30° |
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Bolus means to deliver a |
Fairly large amount all at once |
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Cyclic delivery method is for |
Longer periods of time (12 on/ 12 off) |
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Polymeric |
Milk based- lactofree |
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Elemental |
Partially digested nutrients |
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Glucerna |
Diabetics |
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Chamomile, garlic, Ginger, gingko, ginseng, and Valerian all can have negative effects on |
Anticoagulants |
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Licorice can be very bad for |
BP and heart meds |
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St John's wart is typically used for |
Depression |
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Saw palmetto is used to treat |
Prostate |
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Extravasation is when fluid escaped from |
A blood vessel into the surrounding tissue |
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Heparin/saline lock is used to maintain access to |
Circulation |
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Infiltration is a collection of |
Fluid into tissue |
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Saline consists of 0.9% sodium chloride and |
Water |
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Electrolytes include |
Magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium |
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Symptoms of fluid overload include |
Headache, weakness Blurred vision, behavior changes Rapid breathing, coughing BP^ , convulsions |
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TPN stands for |
Total parenteral nutrition |
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When potassium is given IV, it is ALWAYS diluted with |
500-1000 mL of IV solution- or else it could cause death |
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During the first 30 minutes of a fat solution- observe patient for |
N/V, Difficulty breathing, headaches, flushing, hypersensitivity |
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Fluid and electrolytes make up what percentage of the body? |
50% |
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Tetany is |
Muscle spasms due to calcium deficiency |
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Tetany is a symptom of |
Hypocalcemia |
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If the potassium plasma concentration lab results read 5.5 mEq/mL, you would |
Immediately report |