What are the desirable LDL and HDL blood levels?
What will be an ideal response?
The goal is to lower the LDL level to less than 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) and raise the HDL level to greater than 40 mg/dl.
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Which of the following electrolytes are present in saliva?
A. potassium, sodium chloride, bicarbonate B. sodium, calcium chloride, calcium C. magnesium, iron, phosphate D. phosphate, bicarbonate, potassium E. iron, hydrogen chloride, magnesium
In addition to eating foods and drinking fluids, water balance is maintained by
A. metabolic processes. B. elimination. C. tears. D. sneezing.
The nutritional goal for surgical patients is:
a. to resume optimal intake. b. to achieve normal albumin levels. c. pain management. d. normal bowel sounds.
Researchers are conducting a study to determine the effects of vitamin D on the human body. The study involves providing pills that contain vitamin D to one group of human subjects and pills that do not contain the vitamin or other active ingredients to another group of people. The pills that do not contain vitamin D are
A. interventions. B. distractors. C. antidotes. D. placebos.