In planning care, the nurse recognizes that the following statements related to hepatic encephalopathy are true except:
a. bacteria in the colon acts on undigested foods resulting in ammonia.
b. elevated levels of ammonia result from incomplete conversion into urea.
c. ammonia blood levels correlate with the degree of neurological impairment.
d. pharmacological agents to treat hepatic encephalopathy are lactulose and neomycin.
c
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a. 4 b. 7 c. 9 d. 11
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A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 35
The current AMDR for fat for toddlers is
A) 20-30%. B) 30-40%. C) 10-20%. D) 40-50%%.
The 1996 World Food Summit ended with a pledge that by 2015, developing countries would reduce the prevalence of _____ to 13.5%
a. underweight b. poverty c. undernutrition d. HIV/AIDS e. obesity