A nurse is administering total parenteral nutrition (TPN) to a client hospitalized with severe anorexia nervosa. Which laboratory finding would alert the nurse to a potential problem?
a. Elevated phosphate level
b. Elevated glucose levels
c. Decreased CD4 cell counts
d. Decreased magnesium level
Answer: d. Decreased magnesium level
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What food is favored by the Pennsylvania Dutch and is actually called Mennonite pod peas?
a. green peas b. soybeans c. snow peas d. split peas e. sugar peas
The chief function of pepsin is to ____
a. emulsify dietary proteins b. activate hydrochloric acid c. activate pancreatic proteases d. cleave proteins into smaller polypeptides e. renature nonessential proteins
The nasal spray route represents a safe and efficacious means for the supply of
a. folate. b. vitamin B1. c. vitamin C. d. vitamin B12.
Conventional farming creates problems for the environment. An international team of experts proposed some steps to help solve such problems, including
A. finding ways to increase food production without relying on biotechnological advances in agriculture. B. increasing the production of grain-fed beef and dairy foods. C. reducing food waste by better menu planning. D. eliminating chemical means of pest management, because such methods harm the environment and human health.