The ________ amino acid is the essential amino acid found in the lowest concentration in a source of protein.
A. conditionally essential
B. limiting
C. incomplete
D. nondispensible
Answer: B
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A. Creatine and carnitine B. Branched-chain amino acids C. Tryptophan and inosine D. Glutamine and glycine E. Glucosamine and chondroitin
The conversion of fatty acids and ketogenic amino acids to acetyl CoA and to ketone bodies is
A) transamination. B) lipolysis. C) glycolysis. D) ketogenesis.
Discuss interventions that can be implemented to improve adequate food consumption through feeding assistance or changing the feeding environment
You have an 80 yo M patient that has end-stage Alzheimer's disease and has recently been diagnosed with severe dysphagia. This patient is getting ready for discharge from the hospital. His height is 5' 9'' and he weighs 162# with no recent changes in weight.Which method of providing enteral nutrition would be most appropriate for this patient?
a. orogastric tube b. nasointestinal feeding tube c. Jejunostomy d. surgical gastrostomy e. nasogastric tube