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Chapter 7—Nutrition Flashcards

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1
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carbs should be ___% calories

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45-65

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2
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__ amino acids total

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22

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3
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how many nonessential amino acids?

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14

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how many essential amino acids?

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8

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5
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fats and oils

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triglycerides

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6
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solid at room temp - animal products - raise LDL

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saturated fats

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7
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liquid at room temp - fish and plant products - reduce LDL & triglycerides

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unsaturated fats

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8
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turns a good fat into a bad fat

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hydrogenation

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9
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what is cholesterol essential to?

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cellular maintenance and repair

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10
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_DL is good, _DL is bad

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HDL good
LDL bad

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11
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function of phospholipids

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emulsifiers
promote nerve conduction
plasma membrane

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12
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ex of a phospholipid

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lecithin

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13
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how many mins daily of sunlight required for vitamin D?

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10-20 mins

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14
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fat & water soluble vitamins

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fat - ADEK
water - BC

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15
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essential to metabolism & cell synthesis
essential to prevent spina bifida

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folate

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16
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“wasting” - loss of body fat and muscle

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cachexia

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17
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4 food safety rules

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  • Clean - wash hands, surfaces often
  • Separate - raw meats from other foods
  • Cook - to right temp
  • Chill - refrigerate food promptly
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18
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hepatitis a transmission

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fecal-oral

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19
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sources of listeria

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improperly processed deli meat & unpasteurized milk

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20
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source of e coli

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improperly cooked meat

crops contaminated with feces

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sources of salmonella

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raw poultry

eggs

22
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Warfarin + vit K

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K ↓ warfarin’s effects

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Insulin/diabetic meds + alcohol

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alcohol ↑ effects

hypoglycemia

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Digoxin + fiber, herbs

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fiber ↓ absorption of digoxin

ginseng ↑ levels

St John’s Wort ↓ levels

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grapefruit ↑ levels of which 3 drugs?
statins ca channel blockers erectile dysfunction drugs
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_Antibiotics + dairy_
dairy delays/prevents absorption
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_MAOIs + tyramine_
hypertension
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_Thyroid drugs + calcium foods_
↓ effect of thyroid hormones
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CBC labs can exclude…
anemias from iron, folate, B12
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why are serum albumin labs less useful?
inflammation makes it unreliable in most hospitalized pts
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use of prealbumin labs
acute changes in pt’s nutritional status renal dysfunction causes ↑ levels
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high transferrin indicates…
iron deficiency
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transferrin altered by…
renal dysfunction contraceptives
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nutritional info gained from creatinine & BUN labs
negative nitrogen balance indicates more loss than intake
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types of nutritional screening tools
* 24-hour recall * 3-day food diary * Food frequency questionnaires * Direct observation (I&O)
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deficiency causing alopecia
protein deficiency
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deficiency causing hair brittleness
biotin
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deficiency causing hair color change
zinc
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deficiency causing hair dryness
vit A & E
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deficiency causing acneform lesions, follicular keratosis, xerosis, ecchymosis, intradermal petechiae, erythema, scrotal dermatitis, angular palpebritis (skin things)
vit A
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deficiency causing Biot spots, conjunctival xerosis
vit A
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deficiency causing Angular stomatitis
B12
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deficiency causing atrophic papillae
niacin
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deficiency causing bleeding gums
vit C
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deficiency causing cheilosis (swelling/fissuring of lips)
B12
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deficiency causing glossitis (3)
niacin, folate, B12
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deficiency causing magenta tongue
B2
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deficiency causing genu valum
vit D
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deficiency causing loss of DTR
B2
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healthy BMI
18.5-24.9
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how to do MAMC
measure in between acromion & olecranon

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