What criteria would you use to determine whether Mrs. McCormick requires enteral feeding?
What will be an ideal response?
• Patient is meeting <60% of nutritional needs by mouth
• Continued weight loss/malnutrition due to chronic illness (>18% within 6 months and muscle/fat wasting)
• Functional status/DOSS continues to decline
• Risk of aspiration due to swallowing difficulty/GERD prohibits feeding into the stomach, alternative routes will be needed
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Which of the following is a feature of iodide utilization?
a. It is an integral part of pituitary thyroid-stimulating hormone b. Ingestion of plants of the cabbage family stimulates iodide uptake c. A deficiency or a toxicity leads to enlargement of the thyroid gland d. The amount in foods is unrelated to the amount of iodine present in the soil
Health concerns of dehydration are particularly serious to:
1.Pregnant women and the elderly 2.Children and the elderly 3.Infants and pregnant women 4.Infants and children
Which of the following hormones acts as an appetite suppressor?
a. ADH b. Ghrelin c. Leptin d. PYY
Hypohydration initially occurs in:
a. extracellular fluid. b. intracellular fluid.