MT Flashcards

(52 cards)

1
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What is Beta carotene

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Effective antioxidant

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2
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Trace minerals include

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3
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This vitamin has a vital role in colagen synthesis

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Vit C

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4
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Good food sources of folate

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Liver, legumes, leafy green veggies

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5
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A patient with delayed wound healing and decreased immune response may be deficient in which mineral?

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Zinc - good for delayed wound healing

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6
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What is the role of ADH

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Naturally occuring - used in peditric population to reat urination at night

Retains salt to increase BP

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7
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Most abundant mineral in body

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Calcium because of all your bones

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8
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Recommended intake of sodium for healthy adult

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2300 mg/day

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9
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Potassium deficiency is common and should he colsely monitored

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False - it is not common

People on lasix

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10
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This mineral is involved in the mineralization of bones and teeth

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Phospherus

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11
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Bones continually gain and lose minerals - this process is called?

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Bone remodelling

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12
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Potassium toxicity does not cause which symptom

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Constipation

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13
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Choclate and cocoa are a souce of this mineral

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Magnesium

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14
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Sources of calcium other than dairy

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Canned fish, kale, leafy greens,

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15
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What foods is magnesium found in

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Spinach salad with black beans

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16
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A hormone produced in the liver and central to regulation of iron balance

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Hepcidin

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17
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Iron deficiency

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Inability to concentrate, fatigue, dizziness

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18
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Contraindicator for tube feeding

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Severe malabosprtion

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19
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Can ventilators be used with NG tube?

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Yes though their are risks

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20
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Why J tube instead of G

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Stomach cancer, non functioning, reflux

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21
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Refeeding syndrome is associated swith dangerous fluctuations in

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Serum electrolytes

22
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Refeeding syndrome causes

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Decreased potassium and increased glucose

Hallmark biochemical feature: hypophosphataemia

23
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Which foods should pregrant women avoid

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Raw foods with risk of food borne illness, deli meats (listeria) unless heated, soft cheeses, unpasturized milk, alcohol

24
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How much wt to be gained in pregnancy

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What nutrients are important in preganacy
B12 and folate
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Folate prevents
neural tube defects
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An infant should triple their birth weight by
12 months
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How many feedings in 24 hours expected for an infant in the first month
8-12 - every 2-3 hours
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When introducing soldi foods at 6 months foods are chosen that provide
iron, zinc, and vitamin C
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Least allergenic food
Rice (usually fortified with iron)
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Anthropometric data
Height, wt, head circumference
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Breastfed babies under 6 months require
Vitamin D
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Why can't we give infants cows milk
Causes intestinal bleeding, and iron deficiency
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Reccomended iron a child needs pre day
7-10 mg
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Which vitamins and minerals are needed in greater aounts in teens
Vit D, iron, and Calcium
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Stunting means
Low height for age
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How to prevent mac degen
Vit E
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Does sarcopenia increase or decrease BMR
decreases basal metabolic rate
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Atrophic gastritis impairs the absorption of
B12
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Ketosis
Natural metabolic state that occurs when the body breaks down fat
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Which two questions are asked by the canadian nutrition screening skill to identify people at ris kof malnutrition
Have you lost weight without trying in past 6 months. Has your appetite been less in the last week?
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Which hormone triggers desire to eat
Grhtelin
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Minimum calories
1200
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Adequate wt loss for general population
5-10% over 6 month
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Wt loss. for post partum
1 lb per week
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KREB CYCLE DIAGRAM ON FINAL
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Thermic effect of food
Act of eating burns calories
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calculate bmi
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EER
Ht, wt, exercise levels
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CHild with sparse brittle hair is concerning for
Kwashiokor
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what is EFFT
Emotion focused Family therapy
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