A patient is experiencing persistent vomiting. She has an increased pH. What do you suspect?
a. Respiratory alkalosis
b. Metabolic acidosis
c. Respiratory acidosis
d. Metabolic alkalosis
Answer: d. Metabolic alkalosis
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a. ? 240 mg/dL; < 40 mg/dL b. 70-159 mg/dL; > 30 mg/dL c. < 70 mg/dL; ? 50 mg/dL d. <150 mg/dL; ? 40 mg/dL e. It is irrelevant as long as your total cholesterol is lower than 170 mg/dL.
Which of the following proteins is classified as incomplete?
a. amaranth b. quinoa c. soybeans d. wheat berries
Two major factors that spoil food are _____ and _____
a. ozonation; high temperatures b. decomposition; ozonation c. decomposition; consumption by microbes d. consumption by microbes; high temperatures
Describe the "5 A's" of nutrition counseling for hypertension, including examples of interventions from the dietitian