Discuss dietary, lifestyle, and medical treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should include limiting certain foods, including chocolate, fried or fatty foods, coffee, soda, onions, and garlic; curbing lifestyle behaviors such as smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, wearing tight-fitting clothes, being overweight or obese, eating large evening meals, and reclining after eating; and medical treatments such as over-the-counter antacids, prescription drugs, or surgery.
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Which of the following is an achievable outcome for a weight loss program?
a. Promote desirable body weight among young adults b. Increase by 25% the number of physicians who refer patients for weight-management counseling c. Screen and refer for treatment within two years those whose body weight is 10% above desirable. d. Reduce by 10% the number of obese adults, ages 25-49, within two years of starting the program.
A client returns for a follow-up visit after diet instruction and states: "I have not lost any weight on this diet". You should respond with:
a. "Did you follow my advice?" b. "What is your typical day like?" c. "Did you follow the exercise plan?'' d. "Have you been eating out?"
A coordinated program of treatment that merges the care plans of different health practitioners is a:
a. critical pathway. b. care map. c. clinical pathway. d. care plan.
The Scope of Practice encompasses the range of roles, activities, and regulations within which nutrition and dietetics practitioners perform
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false