Vitamins,minerals And Nutrition

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_______ facilitate enzymes

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Coenzymes

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a nutritional supplement that utilizes the GI tract

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Enteral nutrition

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a nutritional supplement that is delivered directly into the circulation

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Parental nutrition

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The process by which the body ingests, transforms and utilizes food or drug

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metabolism

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The main use or primary role of amino acids is protein synthesis, or ________

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Anabolism

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A vitamin important for wound healing, metabolism and cellular integrity

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Vitamin C

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What vitamins can be dissolved and easily excreted in urine

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water soluble

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Name the water soluble vitamins

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Vitamin C and B's

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A deficiency of Vitamin C can lead to:

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poor wound healing
Scurvy

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food changed into living tissue is:

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anabolism

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living tissue changed into energy and waste:

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catabolism

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reducing or slowing down the breakdown of proteins:

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catabolism

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What vitamin acts as antioxidant ridding the body of by products of metabolism and assists in absorbing iron

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Vitamin C

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What is the DRI of Vitamin C:

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300mg

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A disease resulting from a niacin deficiency or a metabolic defect that interferes with the conversion of tryptophan to niacin

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Pellagra

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Which vitamins can be toxic in excess amounts?

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Vitamin D, A, K

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A pt. with calcium deficiency should be given what vitamin to enhance the absorption of calcium?

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Vitamin D

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Deficiencies of Vitamin B arise from:

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inadequate intake
starvation
inability to assimilate the vitamins

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deficiency of Vitamin B can result in what conditions:

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Beriberi
Pellagra
depression
irritability
dry flaky skin
disturbed nerve function

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A disease of the peripheral nerves caused by an inability to assimilate thiamine

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Beriberi

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A condition caused by a vitamin D deficiency that is characterized by soft, pliable bones

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Rickets

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An essential organic compound that can be dissolved and stored in the liver and fatty tissues

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Fat soluble vitamins

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Megadoses of vitamin C can caused what adverse effects?

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nausea
vomiting
headache
abdominal cramps

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Name the type of anemia that is
caused by a Vit B12 deficiency

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pernicious anemia

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Name the 4 vitamins that can be toxic if taken in large doses over a prolonged period of time

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Vit E,D,K and A

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What vitamin is synthesized in the gut by intestinal flora and is used to treat clotting disorders

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Vitamin K

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What lab test would be assessed during Vitamin K therapy?

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Prothrombin time PT/INR

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What vitamin deficiency results in these conditions:Rickets,osteoporosis,depression

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Vitamin D

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What vitamin is synthesized from beta carotene?

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Vitamin A

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What retinal pigment is important for night vision?

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Rhodopsin

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What vitamin inhibits the breakdown of Vitamin A and C

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Vitamin E

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What is the most abundant mineral in the body?

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Calcium

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What fat soluble vitamin acts as a antioxidant?

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Vitamin E

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Where are the highest concentrations of calcium found?

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bone and teeth

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What vitamin synthesizes clotting factors in the liver?

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Vitamin K

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Deficiency of vitamin B can result in:

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GI lesions
pernicious anemia

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What vitamin protects polyunsaturated fats?

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vitamin E

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Calcium deficiency can result in:

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infantile rickets
adult osteomalacia
muscle cramps
osteoporosis

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Hypercalcemia can cause:

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nausea
vomiting
in extreme cases:cardiac dysrhythmias

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What mineral is an essential part of many enzymes?

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Magnesium

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biologically active chemicals that make up vitamin E compounds:

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tocopherols

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a deficiency of cyanocobalamin

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pernicious anemia

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specialized protein that catlyzes chemical reactions in organic matter

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Enzyme

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a nonprotein substance that combines with a protein molecule to form an active enzyme

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Coenzyme

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Phosphorus is used to produced energy in the body in the form of:

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ADP
ATP

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To fast enteral feeding can result in what syndrome:

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dumping syndrome

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peripheral nutrition(PPN) has what percent dextrose?

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10%

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Central Nutrition(TPN) has what percent dextrose?

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25 to 35%

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What type of nutritional feeding resembles normal dietary intake?

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polymeric

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signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia are

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headache
dehydration
weakness

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TPN nursing diagnosis care problems to assess are:

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diarrhea
risk for aspiration
deficient fluid volume
risk for infection
risk for malnutrition

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signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia:

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diaphoresis
shaking
confusion
tachycardia

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Broad spectrum antibiotic therapy can result in what vitamin deficiency?

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Vit K

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A condition resulting from an ascorbic acid deficiency that is characterized by weakness and anemia

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Scurvy

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magnesium supplementation is contraindicated in:

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heart block,renal failure,adrenal gland failure and hepatitis