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Decks in this class (19)

1) DRI
What are dris,
When were dris developed who deve...,
What was the issue with the recom...
108  cards
2) Embryology and Teratology (Part I)
What is teratogenesis,
What are malfunctions,
What are the three types of malfu...
105  cards
2) Embryology and Teratology (Part II)
Methotrexate is a _______ antagonist,
What is methotrexate associated with,
Coumadin is a _________ antagonist
74  cards
3) Placental Metabolism
When does the fastest growth of t...,
What is the placenta,
What are functions of the placenta
145  cards
4) Energy and Protein Requirements for Adults
Define the eer,
What does eer stand for,
How does the eer fluctuate with g...
58  cards
5) Fat, Carbohydrate, Water, Mineral, Electrolyte, and Vitamin Requirements in Adulthood (Part I)
What do omega 3 and omega 6 fatty...,
What occurs if there is an excess...,
What type of fatty acid does a hi...
140  cards
5) Fat, Carbohydrate, Water, Mineral, Electrolyte, and Vitamin Requirements in Adulthood (Part II)
What are the major functions of v...,
What factor determines the requir...,
Where may preformed vitamin a be ...
37  cards
6) Fat, Carbohydrate, Water, Mineral, Electrolyte, and Vitamin Requirements in Pregnancy
How does bmr vary during pregnancy,
What two factors explain for the ...,
What is the strongest predictor o...
133  cards
7) Lactation and Breastfeeding (Part I)
Why may breastfeeding be referred...,
What occurs to progesterone and e...,
What is the magic hour
103  cards
7) Breast Milk Composition (Part II)
Milk fat forms what percentage of...,
What percentage of milk fat is co...,
Describe the composition of milk ...
83  cards
8) Fat, Carbohydrate, Water, Mineral, Electrolyte, and Vitamin Requirements in Lactation
How does the recommendation for e...,
How does the recommendation for p...,
How do the recommendations for om...
96  cards
9) Infancy and Childhood
During which childhood periods ar...,
What are growth charts used for,
How are growth charts used
129  cards
Midterm II Review
How does the recommendation for p...,
Which factor demonstrates that th...,
Which minerals does lactalbumin s...
27  cards
10) Adolescence
Define a growth spurt,
What is the period of highest nut...,
During the growth spurt there is ...
110  cards
11) Fat, Carbohydrate, Water, Mineral, Electrolyte, and Vitamin Requirements in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
What must the energy balance duri...,
The energy requirements for growt...,
The energy requirements for growt...
133  cards
12) Adulthood and the Elderly (Part I)
When does young adulthood occur,
When does middle adulthood occur,
Define adulthood
121  cards
12) Adulthood and the Elderly (Part II)
When does the number of functiona...,
What are the consequences of a de...,
What are the components of saliva
124  cards
13) Fat, Carbohydrate, Water, Mineral, Electrolyte, and Vitamin Requirements in Adulthood and the Elderly
What are the different age catego...,
Why do distinct seniors possess d...,
How does the energy requirement v...
31  cards
Final Review
What are the possible effects of ...,
What type of drug is dilantin wha...,
What type of drug is thalidomide ...
75  cards

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