A client with esophageal cancer receiving chemotherapy is unable to eat solid food and requires soft foods. The best initial intervention would be to:
a. provide meats that can be shredded or chopped and put in sauces or gravies.
b. collaborate with the physician related to enteral feeding tube placement for nutrition.
c. add powdered milk to scrambled eggs and milk-based foods such as beverages, soups, and hot cereal.
d. add raw eggs to milk shakes, instant pudding, and commercially prepared eggnog and protein beverages.
c
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__________ is a set of principles developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services designed to assist Americans in designing a healthful diet.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What is one explanation for why women have generally lower tolerance for alcohol than in men?
a. Women fast more often. b. Women are less likely to eat food with their alcohol. c. Women tend to have smaller stomachs. d. Women produce less of the enzyme dehydrogenase. e. Women have more fat tissue.
Foods such as potato chips, candy, and colas are called empty-kcalorie foods because they:
a. are inexpensive. b. are lacking in calories. c. provide calories but few nutrients. d. should be eaten in moderation.
Cigarette smokers are more likely to have an increased risk of poor bone health for all of the following reasons except:
a. tobacco smoke decreases intestinal calcium absorption. b. nicotine is toxic to osteoblasts. c. cadmium is toxic to osteoblasts. d. both nicotine and cadmium inhibit osteoclasts.