Ruth Ann Glebowski is an active 68 year old. She has a past medical history of gestational diabetes, high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, and depression. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. She has an appointment with her physician for her annual check-up. Ruth Ann's doctor can best evaluate long-term diabetic compliance by checking her ____
A) fasting blood glucose
B) urine ketones
C) blood pressure
D) glycated hemoglobin
D
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The mother of a child with cerebral palsy bought vitamin and mineral supplements containing two times the recommended amounts for healthy children after hearing that her child's growth was slowed but going well. What is important information for her to learn?
a. Slowed growth is common in children with cerebral palsy. b. There are no specific vitamins or minerals known to correct cerebral palsy. c. Excess vitamins and minerals can be harmful to other organs not affected by cerebral palsy. d. Hope for a cure is not wrong and her child is a "child first," which means he/she has growing opportunities similar to those of other children. e. All of the above
Infants and children who do not grow at the expected rate for several months are more than likely experiencing ________.
A. physical depression B. poor socialization C. failure to thrive D. epiphyseal growth
What is the meaning of a resistant starch?
a. A fiber that escapes digestion in the small intestine b. A disaccharide that passes completely through the GI tract intact c. An insoluble fiber that is only partly degraded by gastric acid and pepsin d. A complex formed between phytic acid and cellulose that inhibits hydrolysis of digestible polysaccharides
The levels of ____ reflect PEM, illness, and iron status
a. albumin b. prealbumin c. retinol-binding protein d. transferrin e. clotting time