What is Beta carotene
Effective antioxidant
Trace minerals include
This vitamin has a vital role in colagen synthesis
Vit C
Good food sources of folate
Liver, legumes, leafy green veggies
A patient with delayed wound healing and decreased immune response may be deficient in which mineral?
Zinc - good for delayed wound healing
What is the role of ADH
Naturally occuring - used in peditric population to reat urination at night
Retains salt to increase BP
Most abundant mineral in body
Calcium because of all your bones
Recommended intake of sodium for healthy adult
2300 mg/day
Potassium deficiency is common and should he colsely monitored
False - it is not common
People on lasix
This mineral is involved in the mineralization of bones and teeth
Phospherus
Bones continually gain and lose minerals - this process is called?
Bone remodelling
Potassium toxicity does not cause which symptom
Constipation
Choclate and cocoa are a souce of this mineral
Magnesium
Sources of calcium other than dairy
Canned fish, kale, leafy greens,
What foods is magnesium found in
Spinach salad with black beans
A hormone produced in the liver and central to regulation of iron balance
Hepcidin
Iron deficiency
Inability to concentrate, fatigue, dizziness
Contraindicator for tube feeding
Severe malabosprtion
Can ventilators be used with NG tube?
Yes though their are risks
Why J tube instead of G
Stomach cancer, non functioning, reflux
Refeeding syndrome is associated swith dangerous fluctuations in
Serum electrolytes
Refeeding syndrome causes
Decreased potassium and increased glucose
Hallmark biochemical feature: hypophosphataemia
Which foods should pregrant women avoid
Raw foods with risk of food borne illness, deli meats (listeria) unless heated, soft cheeses, unpasturized milk, alcohol
How much wt to be gained in pregnancy
25-35 lbs