People who experience food insecurity may be at risk for undernutrition
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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All of the following are true regarding influences on height EXCEPT:
a. a healthy birthweight supports growth in height. b. adequate nutrition supports growth in height. c. there are supplements and special diets available that can increase height. d. children tend to achieve a height between the heights of their biological parents.
Selenium deficiency is linked to heart damage as in
A) cardiac malfunction. B) hypercholesterolemia. C) Keshan disease. D) hypertension.
Ms. Lopez is a widowed 68-year-old Nicaraguan woman, and an immigrant who has lived in the United States for ten years. She lives in a second-floor walk-up apartment with her daughter and son-in-law and their four children. Ms. Lopez is admitted to the hospital, is diagnosed with a stroke, and has weakness in her left side. She complains of coughing when she drinks and feels that food sometimes
gets caught in her throat. She has diabetes and high blood pressure and is on several oral medications. She does not, however, check her sugar because she does not feel comfortable pricking her finger. Her body mass index (BMI) is 33 . Ms. Lopez is undocumented and uninsured.Assessing whether Ms. Lopez's left-sided weakness is affecting her ability to perform activities of daily living is the job of which member of the interdisciplinary team? a. occupational therapist b. nurse c. social worker d. speech-language pathologist e. medical doctor
The dumping syndrome:
I. follows a gastrectomy II. is secondary to carbohydrate overload III. draws fluid into the intestine IV. needs a high carbohydrate diet a. I, III, IV b. II, III, IV c. I d. I, II, III