Veronica Riley-O'Brien is a 30-year-old mother of two young boys (Tyler, 4 years old, and Ethan, 6 weeks old). Veronica is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 126 pounds. She is having difficulty sleeping due to pain in her abdomen and back. She calls her doctor this morning because the pain has intensified. An appropriate treatment for Ms. Riley-O'Brien's gallbladder disease would be ____
A) hormone replacement
B) a low-fat/low-cholesterol diet
C) surgery
D) cholesterol-lowering medications
C
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a. Peripheral parenteral nutrition b. Total parenteral nutrition c. Simple IV solutions with amino acids d. Enteral feeding via nasogastric tube
All of the following foods have a profound positive effect on serum glucose except:
a. resistant starch. b. pectin. c. gums. d. corn starch.
What is hepcidin?
a. A factor in meats that enhances iron absorption b. An intestinal mucosa protein that assists in iron turnover c. A substance in legumes that interferes with iron absorption d. A liver-derived hormone that helps regulate iron absorption and transport
A bout of resistance exercise without food intake is associated with
a. an increase in protein breakdown, no change in protein synthesis, and a net loss of protein b. an increase in both muscle protein synthesis and breakdown and a net loss of protein c.an increase in protein synthesis, no change in protein breakdown, and a net gain of protein d.an increase in both muscle protein synthesis and breakdown and no net change in protein content e. irreversible muscle damage