The nurse states that due to its abundance in food, thiamine deficiency in the United States is not common except in:
1. elderly people with heart failure.
2. pregnant women and children.
3. African American women.
4. alcoholics with chronic liver disease.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Elderly people with heart failure are not usually at risk for thiamine deficiency.
Rationale 2: Pregnant women and children are not usually at risk for thiamine deficiency in the United States.
Rationale 3: Thiamine deficiency in the United States is not common in African American women.
Rationale 4: Alcoholics with chronic liver disease have the highest incident of thiamine deficiency in the United States.
Global Rationale: Because of its abundance in food, thiamine deficiency in the United States is not common, except in people with chronic alcoholism or chronic liver disease and in patients following bariatric surgery. Persons with heart failure, pregnant women, children and African American women are not at increased risk for thiamine deficiency.
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