Nutrition Ch. 2 & 3

Which of following describes the fate of excess protein?

Who has a higher metabolic rate due to their higher amount of body muscle & decreased fat?

An example of catabolism is the

During a nutritional assessment, why is it important for the nurse to ask a patient what medications he or she is taking

A BMI of 18 would reflect

The body process over which people have most conscious control is

Nitrogen balance refers to the difference between the daily intake and excretion of nitrogen.

When is negative nitrogen balance seen?

What does the metabolic rate refer to?

Which of the following increases basal metabolism?

Glucose can be stored as glycogen in the

Which of the following is a strategy to increase protein, caloric content?

A complete nutrition assessment should include gathering information about

Which of the following norms must be part of a pt. nutritional assessment?

When obtaining diet history, it is not important to ask about special foods.

The sum of all chemical processes inside living cells that maintain homeostasis:

Which of the following is not a key component of a basic nutritional assessment?

Which of the following are Biophysical risk factors for inadequate nutrition?

Which nutrient do stress hormones break down at a very rapid rate?

When does positive nitrogen balance occur?

All of the following are factors that increase BMR except:

In order for metabolism to occur, nutrients from food must enter a cell.

Which of the following statements is consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

After absorption, the end products of carbohydrate and protein digestion enter the

The best way to evaluate weight of a hospitalized patient is

During a nutritional assessment, the nurse is aware the most common anthropometric measurements includes

A neutral nitrogen balance indicates adequate nutritional intake.

What can acute stress cause?

A Socioeconomic risk factor for inadequate nutrition includes poverty.

Modifiable risk factors for Osteoporosis cannot changed.

BMI is Body Mass Index.

A patient may be at high risk for protein malnutrition if he or she:

Healing of a broken bone is an example of

What other strategies increase protein, caloric intake?

Which blood test is used to measure protein levels?

If the excretion of nitrogen exceeds the nitrogen intake, the condition is called

The food grouping guidelines most recently released from the United States government are called

Which of the following BMI's indicate the client is overweight?

Metabolism is comprised of two processes, catabolism & anabolism.

Resting metabolic rate refers to calories needed for voluntary activities of the body at rest.

Which hormone functions in the regulation of the body's metabolic rate?

The amount of energy body needs to maintain life while at digestive, physical, and emotional rest is called the

Metabolic rate would increase with a body temperature of

What are clinical signs of malnutrition?

Basal metabolism is the energy expended

Which BMI would indicate obesity?

Greater than 7.5% of weight loss over 3 months is:

Which of the following is an example of catabolic illness?

The expected reference range for Serum Albumin Level?

Which of the following, upon digestion, is not normally absorbed directly into the bloodstream?

Most mechanical breakdown/absorption of food/digestion occurs in the

In order to ensure adequate intake of nutrients, choose vegetables

Which of the following is the total average output?

Methods used for nutrition assessment of patients include