Dietary supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA . less strictly than drugs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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What action is recommended for improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's ability to meet the needs of low-income households?
a. Provide nutrition education materials to households that are not eligible to participate. b. Improve and expand outreach about the program. c. Decrease allotments to facilitate thrifty shopping and job seeking. d. Increase administrative requirements to participate in the program.
The occurrence of a molecule in different spatial configurations is ____.?
A) ?isotopism B) ?isomerism C) ?stereoisomerism D) ?rotationalism
A patient is sitting on their hospital bed awaiting discharge. Which of the following is appropriate?
a. quick instruction as patient is leaving within 1 hour b. written diet instructions c. advise the nurse to provide diet instructions d. speak with family members prior to discharge
Mrs. Z is a 76 year old female who is seen by the internal medicine physician because she has been feeling very depressed. She also gets chronic migraines. The physician takes a full history from Mrs. Z, which reveals that several medications have been prescribed to her by a variety of specialists. It seems that each specialist neglected to pay attention to the meds that Mrs. Z was prescribed by
her other doctors and the potential drug-nutrient interactions. She also takes some daily health supplements. The physician's notes are as follows: Current Meds / Supplements Reason for Prescribing / Taking St. John's wort ............................... she read in a magazine that this helps with depression Slow Fe (iron supplement) ............ for prior anemia Warfarin ......................................... history of embolic stroke Omeprazole ................................... history of peptic ulcer Tums ............................................. chronic upset stomach Amoxicillin ................................... recent respiratory infection Doxazosin ..................................... incontinence Allegra .......................................... seasonal allergies Lipitor ........................................... high cholesterol Vitamin E ...................................... she heard it was good for heart disease Typical Daily Diet Breakfast: eggs, bacon, ½ grapefruit, fresh orange juice Lunch: hotdogs, sausages, or pepperoni sub, sliced tomatoes, cold tea Dinner: cooked spinach, chicken breast, mashed potatoes, hot tea With no fever, shortness of breath or rales, which medication should likely be discontinued for Mrs. Z? a. amoxicillin b. warfarin c. doxazosin d. Lipitor e. omeprazole