Not eating or drinking anything at all is the best way to treat diarrhea in adults and children.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
When suffering from diarrhea, one needs to consume fluids to avoid dehydration and replace electrolytes.
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What functional abilities can be impacted by CP? What is the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)? What does the GMFCS score of 3 indicate?
What will be an ideal response?
Matching
A. ability to sustain prolonged exercise B. ability to exert force over a long period of time C. ability to produce force for a brief period of time D. ability of a joint to move freely through a full range of motion E. proportion of fat, muscle, and water in the body 16. Muscular strength 17. Muscle endurance 18. Flexibility 19. Cardiorespiratory endurance 20. Body composition
A home health nurse visits the patient and his wife. She reinforces the importance of consuming:
a. nuts, seeds, and corn. b. 8 cups of liquid per day. c. celery. d. a high-protein, high-kcalorie oral supplement.
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results for a 71-year-old patient with metastatic lung cancer. The patient was admitted with a diagnosis of malnutrition. The serum albumin level is 4.0 g/dL, and prealbumin is 10 mg/dL. What should this indicate to the nurse?
a. The albumin level is normal, and therefore the patient does not have protein malnutrition. b. The albumin level is increased, which is a common finding in patients with cancer who have malnutrition. c. Both the serum albumin and prealbumin levels are reduced, consistent with the admitting diagnosis of malnutrition. d. Although the serum albumin level is normal, the prealbumin level more accurately reflects the patient's nutritional status.