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44 Cards in this Set
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How does World Health Organization (WHO) define health? |
The state of physical, mental and social well-being |
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Write 3 examples of positive management techniques |
Take a walk, Meditation, Count to 10 |
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How much sleep is appropriate for the average adult? |
6-8 hours |
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Why is maintaining healthy living habits particularly important for health care providers? |
Patients are more likely to believe our teaching when we practice what we teach. |
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What is physical or psychological need for a substance is called? |
Addiction |
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Name 4 of the 6 prime nutrient classifications |
Water, minerals , fats , protein |
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What nutrient comprises about 58% of body weight? |
Water |
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How many classes of liquid should be consumed daily by an adult? |
6-8 |
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What is the most abundant mineral in the body? |
Calcium |
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What are protease, lipase, and amylase examples of? |
Enzymes |
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What mineral is essential for regular heart rhythm and is found in meats, oranges, and bananas? |
Potassium |
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What mineral is essential for regular heart rhythm and is found in meats, oranges, and bananas? |
Potassium |
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What disease can be caused by a parasite sometimes found in pork? |
Trichinosis |
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What type of diet should help reduce edema? |
Low sodium |
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Name the 4 fat-soluble vitamins |
A,D,E,K |
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What nutrient is the cheapest and most abundant of the energy? |
Carbohydrates |
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Where is Vitamin A stored? |
Liver |
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Where is Vitamin A stored? |
Liver |
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Why should vegetables be boiled with little water? |
To avoid loss of water soluble vitamins |
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Why should vegetables be boiled with little water? |
To avoid loss of water soluble vitamins |
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What vitamin deficiency will affect bones? |
D |
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What mineral may need to be increased in the diet of a patient with anemia? |
Iron |
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What nutrients require a longer time for digestion? |
Fats |
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What are the building blocks of proteins called? |
Amino acids |
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How many servings of milk are recommended for a teenager daily? |
3 |
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What is the serving size for lean meat, fish or poultry for the meat group? |
2-3 oz |
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What nutrient is best to provide a burn patient's need to build tissue? |
Protein |
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What are 4 kinds of taste receptors of the tongue? |
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter |
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What are 2 of the 3 functions of food? |
Provide energy, build and repair body tissue. |
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Name 4 of the nutrient classifications |
Protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins |
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What meat contains 3 times as much thimine as other meats? |
Pork |
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What does RDA stand for? |
Recommended Daily Allowance |
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State in which a prolonged lack of one or more nutirents retards physical development or causes the appearance of specific clinical conditions? |
Malnutrition |
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According to food pyramid, which food group supplies significant amounts of calcium, riboflavin and protein? |
Milk, yogurt, cheese |
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Which group of food supplies significant amounts of protein, niacin, iron and thiamin? |
Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, nuts |
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Citrus fruit has which vitamin? |
C |
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What medical term describes one who has no appetite? |
Anorexic |
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Abbreviation for before meals |
Ac |
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Abbreviation for after meals |
Pc |
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Number of calories of heat that must be produced per hour to keep the body alive , awake and comfortable warm |
basal metabolic rate |
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Abbreviation for iron |
Fe |
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Whenever possible, what should you do instead of lifting an object? |
Push, pull or slide |
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What vitamin deficiency affects bones? |
D |
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An apple a day may prevent heart disease because it contains |
Fiber |
