Nutrition is the process by which the body metabolizes and uses ___________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
nutrients
Rationale: Nutrition is the process by which the body ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, utilizes, and excretes nutrients. Nutrients provide us with energy, promote growth and development, and regulate biochemical processes.
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a. destruction of platelets by lymphocytic antibodies. b. destruction of malignant cells through radiation or chemotherapy. c. formation of heparin antibodies. d. damage to the endothelium.
The nurse planning nutritional interventions for an infant with congestive heart failure who has a nursing diagnosis of "Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements related to poor caloric intake and increased metabolic demands as evidenced
by poor weight gain and weight loss" would most likely include in the nursing care plan which of the following interventions? a. Increase calorie density slowly by adding less water when mixing formula or powdered formula to expressed breast milk. b. Quickly increase the calorie density by adding less water when mixing formula or powdered formula to expressed breast milk. c. Administer bolus feedings via a nasogastric tube every 2 to 3 hours. d. Start rice cereal earlier than is normally recommended.
An infant with tetralogy of Fallot who has multiple hypercyanotic spells will likely have a procedure to ensure pulmonary blood flow until surgical repair is performed. Which of the following is this procedure?
a. coil b. Fontan procedure c. Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt or modified BT shunt d. Jones procedure
Which of the following can trigger malignant hyperthermia which is a rare, autosomal-dominant muscle disorder?
a. Non-depolarising muscle relaxants such as actracurium and rocuronium. b. A depolarising muscle relaxant such as suxamethonium and inhalational volatile agents such as sevoflurane. c. IV induction agents such as propofol and thiopental sodium (pentothal). d. Antiemetics such as droperidol and ondansetron.