Why is a social history important when doing a nutritional assessment?
To determine whether the client has the financial resources to obtain the needed food and the ability to store and prepare the food.?
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a. concrete thinking b. egocentrism c. the development of individual moral beliefs d. impulsive behavior e. the emergence of abstract reasoning skills
A deficiency of which of the following nutrients is the leading cause of blindness worldwide?
A) Protein B) Thiamin C) Iron D) Vitamin D E) Vitamin A
Jamal wants to lower his risk of cancer. He should ________.
A. avoid drinking alcohol B. reduce his coffee intake C. drink less water D. reduce his fiber intake
Albumin is not always a good indicator of nutrition status in patients with liver disease because _____
a. the damaged liver cannot synthesize adequate plasma proteins b. it is degraded by elevated liver enzymes c. liver disease causes elevated levels of albumin d. ammonia levels affect albumin levels e. albumin is removed by ascites