If a patient's dietary intake is inadequate, the first step in nutrition support should be to:
a. prescribe vitamin supplements.
b. begin parenteral nutrition.
c. begin enteral tube feeding.
d. provide small, frequent meals and liberalize modified diets.
D
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A 24-hour recall is used to collect a food and nutrition history. The client states that she didn't eat breakfast. She had a soft drink and an apple for lunch, and for dinner, she had a slice of pizza. What is the best question the health care professional could ask next regarding this finding??
A) "Is this a usual day's food intake?" B) ?"What was on the slice of pizza?" C) ?"What kinds of foods do you like to eat?" D) ?"Are you on a busy schedule?"
Which type of fatty acid has hydrogen atoms attached on diagonally opposite sides of a double carbon bond?
A. monounsaturated B. saturated C. cis D. trans
Nutrition care outcomes that demonstrate improved body composition measures are known as _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Toddlers whose diet consists primarily of milk may develop:
a. anemia. b. rickets. c. hypervitaminosis A. d. hypercalcemia.