preterm infants are at risk for inflammation and damage of the intestine due to decreased blood flow to or infection of the GI tract. This serious condition is called:

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: necrotizing enterocolitis

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During pregnancy, as the dose of iron _____ the amount of iron absorbed from supplements _____

a. decreases/ increases b. increases/ decreases c. doubles/ triples d. triples/ doubles

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A disorder characterized by reduced digestion of lactose due to low lactase enzyme levels is:

1.lactose intolerance. 2.lactose maldigestion. 3.milk allergy. 4.irritable bowel syndrome.

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In planning care, the nurse recognizes that the following statements related to hepatic encephalopathy are true except:

a. bacteria in the colon acts on undigested foods resulting in ammonia. b. elevated levels of ammonia result from incomplete conversion into urea. c. ammonia blood levels correlate with the degree of neurological impairment. d. pharmacological agents to treat hepatic encephalopathy are lactulose and neomycin.

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Caroline is a 33-year-old female who was struck by a motor vehicle while she was bicycling. She suffered head and chest trauma as well as multiple broken bones. Caroline is in a medically induced coma in the intensive care unit following surgery and

requires mechanical ventilation due to ARDS. She is being fed enterally. Her mother reports that she is 5'7" tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds.What are the potential diet-drug interactions Caroline might experience?

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