Unit 10: Nutrition

Question 1

The basic function of water

Answer 1

To moisten tissue

Question 2

The basic function of carbohydrates

Answer 2

Act as an energy source and help control blood glucose and insulin metabolism

Question 3

The basic function of protein

Answer 3

Help repair and build your body tissue

Question 4

The basic function of fats

Answer 4

Give your body energy and support cell function

Question 5

The basic function of vitamins

Answer 5

Help fight infection, heal wounds, make bones strong, and regulate hormones

Question 6

The basic function of minerals

Answer 6

Help maintain body functions

Question 7

Adaptive Devices

Answer 7

Any tool used to help people with impairments with activities of daily living

Question 8

Aspiration

Answer 8

Inhaling foreign objects down the trachea

Question 9

Bland diet

Answer 9

Easily digestive food, soft, low fiber, cooked, nonspicy

Question 10

Carbohydrates

Answer 10

Macronutrients in food and drink

Question 11

Clear liquid diet (cl liq)

Answer 11

Specific diet plan of liquid and semi-liquid that are fully clear

Question 12

Diabetic diet

Answer 12

Calories and carbohydrates are carefully controlled, and protein and fats are regulated

Question 13

Dehydration

Answer 13

Serious condition form inadequate amount of fluids in the body

Question 14

Diet card

Answer 14

List the resident’s name and information about special diets, allergies, likes, and dislikes

Question 15

Dietician

Answer 15

Professional who creates diet plans for residents

Question 16

Dysphagia

Answer 16

Difficult swallowing

Question 17

Dysphasia

Answer 17

Difficult speaking

Question 18

Edema

Answer 18

Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissue

Question 19

Fats

Answer 19

Lipid (butter, oil, etc.)

Question 20

Fiber

Answer 20

Food pertaining to natural or artificial substances that can’t be digested

Question 21

Fluid balance

Answer 21

Equal amount of intake and output

Question 22

Fluid restriction

Answer 22

Not able to eat and/or swallow fluids

Question 23

Full liquid diet

Answer 23

Only liquid intake, usually ordered due to medical condition

Question 24

Gastrostomy tube

Answer 24

Tube inserted through the stomach that brings nutrition directly to the stomach

Question 25

Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)

Answer 25

A chronic condition in which the liquid content of the stomach is backed up into the esophagus

Question 26

Gluten-free diet

Answer 26

The diet is free of gluten

Question 27

High protein diet

Answer 27

A diet containing mostly protein

Question 28

Intake

Answer 28

The amount of fluids a person consumes

Question 29

Intravenous (IV)

Answer 29

Liquids and/or meds through a person's vein

Question 30

Low cholesterol diet

Answer 30

A diet designed to reduce fat and/or cholesterol blood levels

Question 31

Low-fat diet

Answer 31

A diet of low-fat food and/or unsaturated fat

Question 32

Low sodium diet

Answer 32

A diet that restricts salt

Question 33

Mechanical soft diet

Answer 33

A diet consisting of chapped or blended foods that are easier to chew and swallow and do not limit spices

Question 34

Milliliters (ML)

Answer 34

Type of measurement of liquid

Question 35

Modified calorie diet

Answer 35

A diet that reduces calories to lose weight or prevent weight gain

Question 36

MyPlate

Answer 36

The US Department of Agriculture developed to help people build healthy plates at mealtime

Question 37

Nasogastric tube

Answer 37

Feeding tube through the nose to the stomach

Question 38

NPO

Answer 38

Nothing by mouth

Question 39

Ounces (oz)

Answer 39

Type of measurement in liquid and weight

Question 40

Output

Answer 40

how much you stool and/or substances that come out of your body

Question 41

Peptic Ulcer

Answer 41

Raw sour in the stomach that causes pain, bleeding, and vomiting

Question 42

Protein

Answer 42

Large molecules composed of amino acids

Question 43

Pureed diet

Answer 43

Blended food diet to help resident that has trouble chewing and/or swallowing

Question 44

Reflux

Answer 44

Stomach acid coming from the stomach to the esophagus

Question 45

Soft diet

Answer 45

Soft texture and/or chopped food that is easier to chew and swallow

Question 46

Total parenteral Nutrition

Answer 46

Feeding nutrients to a person involuntary

Question 47

Vegetarian diet

Answer 47

No meat diet but can eat other animal products

Question 48

Blood glucose

Answer 48

how much blood sugar

Question 49

Diabetes type 1 (T1DM)

Answer 49

A chronic condition in the pancreas produces little to no insulin

Question 50

Diabetes type 2 (T2DM)

Answer 50

Chronic condition affects the way the body processes sugar

Question 51

Gland

Answer 51

organ that secretes particular chemicals

Question 52

Hyperglycemia

Answer 52

Too much blood sugar

Question 53

Hypoglycemia

Answer 53

Too little blood sugar

Question 54

Insulin

Answer 54

Hormone that lowers and/or regulates the level of glucose

Question 55

Metabolism

Answer 55

All the physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy

Question 56

Pancreas

Answer 56

The large gland that makes insulin

Question 57

Pre-diabetic

Answer 57

High glucose in the blood but not high enough to be called diabetic

Question 58

Thyroid

Answer 58

an important endocrine gland that makes and releases certain hormones