The most important nutrition concern for the person with Alzheimer's disease is:
a. being allowed to choose his own foods.
b. a strict eating schedule.
c. maintaining appropriate body weight.
d. a regimen of dietary supplements.
c
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Discretionary calories come from:
a) alcohol and added sugars. b) added sugars and solid fats. c) alcohol and solid fats. d) Alcohol, added sugars, and solid fats.
An accumulation of triglycerides in the liver is known as:
a. hepatomegaly. b. hepatic steatosis. c. hepatitis. d. hepatic encephalopathy.
Alcohol consumed with meals is absorbed in the _____
a. small intestine only b. liver and stomach c. stomach only d. large intestine only e. small intestine and stomach
Which patient is at highest risk of aspiration when receiving an enteral feeding?
a. A patient with Crohn's disease b. A pregnant patient c. A patient with an endotracheal tube d. A patient with celiac disease e. A patient with a concurrent diagnosis of cancer