Describe how severe burn injuries affect the nutrition assessment
Standard nutritional parameters are affected by both the nature of the burn injury and the metabolic stress response. High protein losses from wounds and the overall acute inflammatory response can affect accurate interpretation of the protein markers albumin, prealbumin, and C-reactive protein in relationship to nutritional status.
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A. irritable bowel syndrome B. cystic fibrosis C. gastroesophageal reflux disease D. rheumatoid arthritis
The final stage of the grieving process is _____
a. denial b. reestablishment c. guilt d. loss e. disorganization
The first step of the scientific method is to
A. choose your test subjects. B. make an observation. C. conduct an experiment. D. develop a hypothesis.
Scurvy, pellagra, goiter, rickets, and night blindness are all
A) treatable with vitamin A supplementation. B) conditions that disproportionately affect children. C) micronutrient deficiency diseases. D) linked to poor carbohydrate consumption.