Identify any abnormal laboratory values measured at this clinic visit and explain their significance for the patient with IBS

What will be an ideal response?


• Glucose (high): Glucose may be elevated due to underlying diabetes.
• HbA1c (high): 6.1% is consistent with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
• Cholesterol (high): The value is 201, which is just above the upper threshold and not a huge concern or a huge factor in the nutritional intervention for IBS, except that perhaps the patient may be advised to decrease fat intake, especially saturated fat intake.
• Triglycerides (high): High, potentially due to excessive dietary fat intake. High dietary fat intake may contribute to IBS symptoms.
• HDL-C (low): Not directly related to her IBS symptoms, but does place her at a greater risk for CVD (along with the other abnormal lipid values)

Nutritional Science

You might also like to view...

In plants, the process of glucose formation is called

A. glucogenesis. B. glycogenolysis. C. photogenesis. D. photosynthesis.

Nutritional Science

The heart, liver, and resting muscles prefer fat as their fuel source, which spares glucose to be used by the nervous system and by red blood cells

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Nutritional Science

What type of reaction is required to bind two molecules of glycine together and release a molecule of water?

A) ?hydrolysis B) ?deamination C) ?denaturation D) ?condensation

Nutritional Science

A daily intake of approximately __________ mg or less of caffeine does not have a negative effect on fluid or electrolyte balance

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Nutritional Science