The nurse recognizes that the dietitian has appropriately documented a nutrition diagnosis for a patient who recently lost a significant amount of weight as:
a. recent weight loss of 10 pounds.
b. unintentional weight loss related to poor kcalorie intake as evidenced by 10% weight loss in the past 2 months.
c. unintentional weight loss as evidenced by 10% weight loss.
d. recent weight loss of 10% of usual body weight.
b
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A. whole grain bread B. oranges C. milk D. spinach
Which of the following refers to the practice of eating laundry starch or cornstarch?
1.pagophagia 2.amylophagia 3.plumbism 4.geophagia
Which of the following has the fewest calories?
a. plain hamburger on a bun b. chefs salad with dressing c. green salad with Thousand Island dressing, and shredded cheese d. fried fish sandwich
Discuss the effect of acid and base shifts on electrolyte balance.
What will be an ideal response?