Suzanne and Bob have noticed that Kelly, their 16-year-old daughter, has been losing weight lately. She exercises at the gym almost 4 hours a day and seems to be skipping meals. They discuss this with Kelly at the dinner table, but she says there is no problem and urges them to stop worrying. Before taking drastic steps, Suzanne and Bob call their pediatrician. They discuss what has been going on
with Kelly and begin to gather facts concerning disordered eating. Let's see how much they have learned by answering these questions.Kelly visits her pediatrician and he notes several symptoms. Which of these symptoms is unlikely to be due to anorexia nervosa?
a. Growth of hair on the body
b. Intolerance of warm temperatures
c. Drying and yellowing of the skin
d. Lowered blood pressure
e. Severe sleep disturbance
b
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Which of the following is a significant factor associated with interpretation of body composition values?
a. The values include fat and protein but not water b. It is rare that sedentary, normal-weight people are overfat c. It is possible that muscular people may be classified as overweight d. Body composition can be accurately assessed by measuring body weight
To help improve a child's BMI, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting television and video time for children older than 2 years to how many hours per day?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
A woman who needs 2200 calories daily to satisfy her energy needs can anticipate consuming ____ calories per day in the second and third trimesters of her pregnancy, respectively
A) 2540 and 2650 B) 2760 and 2970 C) 3040 and 3260 D) 3220 and 3440
Cook with Cholelithiasis: Marcia Brown is a 42-year-old Pima Indian who works as a cook in a casino in Arizona. She has just been diagnosed with cholelithiasis. She is 5'4" tall and once weighed 210 pounds. One year ago, she underwent gastric bypass
surgery and has lost 75 pounds. For several months, she had been experiencing episodes of pain in the right upper part of her abdomen. The pain usually began after eating and lasted for several hours. Lately she began to experience nausea and vomiting with the pain and began to run a fever. What are Marcia's risk factors for cholelithiasis?