Which characteristic is the single most potent indicator of an infant's future health status?
a. mother's prepregnancy weight
b. mother's weight gain during pregnancy
c. infant's birthweight
d. mother's prepregnancy nutrition status
e. mother's birthweight
c
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What dietary nutrients are most effective at raising muscle glycogen concentrations?
a. Fats b. Proteins c. Carbohydrates d. Chromium and iron e. Sodium and potassium
What controls the movement of food from the stomach into the duodenum?
a. Secretin
b. Pyloric sphincter
c. Ileocecal valve
d. Gastrin
A 12-year-old girl is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and is placed on insulin. Her mother expresses concern that her daughter will refuse to give herself injections. The nurse reassures the mother that:
a. she will only need a single injection daily, so the mother can do it. b. a pump to administer the insulin without syringes is available. c. insulin is available in pill form. d. too little insulin can't hurt her.
Approximately _____% of healthy full-term infants will become visibly jaundiced with their serum bilirubin levels exceeding 5 to 7 mg/dL
a. 20 b. 30 c. 40 d. 50 e. 60