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NUR 529 Exam Study Set 2 | 404 Questions &CORRECT Verified ANSWERS | Latest Update 2024-
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What grains contain gluten? - ✔✔Wheat, barley, and rye.
Can oat products be safe for people with celiac disease? - ✔✔Oat products are nontoxic but
may be contaminated with wheat during processing.
What types of products are available for those on a gluten-free diet? - ✔✔Many gluten-free
types of bread, cereals, cookies, and other products.
Which food groups are generally free of gluten? - ✔✔Meats, vegetables, fruits, and dairy
products.
What is the result of complete exclusion of dietary gluten for celiac disease patients? -
✔✔Rapid and complete healing of the intestinal mucosa.
What is the major cause of prehepatic jaundice? - ✔✔Excessive hemolysis of red blood cells.
What occurs during hemolytic jaundice? - ✔✔Red blood cells are destroyed at a rate
exceeding the liver's ability to remove bilirubin from the blood.
What can cause hemolytic jaundice following a blood transfusion? - ✔✔The decreased
lifespan of the donated red blood cells.
What is hereditary spherocytosis? - ✔✔A condition where red cell membranes are defective,
leading to hemolytic jaundice.
,What is hemolytic disease of the newborn? - ✔✔A condition that can lead to excessive
bilirubin production in newborns.
How can internal hemorrhage affect bilirubin levels? - ✔✔It can lead to excess bilirubin
production with the reabsorption of blood.
What is ineffective erythropoiesis? - ✔✔A condition that can increase bilirubin production.
What causes neonatal hyperbilirubinemia? - ✔✔Increased production of bilirubin in
newborn infants and their limited ability to excrete it from 0 to 14 days old.
Why are premature infants at particular risk for hyperbilirubinemia? - ✔✔Their red cells
have a shorter lifespan and higher turnover rate.
What are the characteristics of prehepatic jaundice? - ✔✔Mild jaundice, elevated
unconjugated bilirubin, normal colored stools, and no bilirubin in the urine.
What are the known hepatotropic viruses? - ✔✔Hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus
(HBV), hepatitis B-associated delta virus (HDV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis E virus
(HEV).
What do all hepatotropic viruses cause? - ✔✔Acute hepatitis.
What factors do hepatotropic viruses differ in? - ✔✔Mode of transmission, incubation
period, mechanism, degree and chronicity of liver damage, and ability to evolve to a carrier
state.
How can the presence of viral antigens and their antibodies be determined? - ✔✔Through
laboratory tests.
,What other viruses have been shown to be hepatotropic? - ✔✔Human pegivirus (HGV), TT
virus (TTV), Sanban virus, Yonban virus, SEN virus, and TTV-like minivirus.
What is known about the causality of other hepatotropic viruses with liver disease? -
✔✔Causality with significant acute or chronic liver disease has been difficult to establish.
What is the NV-F viruslike agent associated with? - ✔✔It may exacerbate the severity of
chronic hepatitis C.
What percentage of blood donors in the United States have evidence of HGV? - ✔✔1.7%.
Is HGV linked to liver disease? - ✔✔No, HGV is not linked to liver disease or exacerbations of
liver disease.
What controls hunger and satiety? - ✔✔A complex group of neurohormones.
Where are many neurohormones that control hunger produced? - ✔✔In the gastrointestinal
tract.
What is the function of neurohormones related to hunger? - ✔✔To stimulate hunger or
signal satiety.
What effects do neurohormones control regarding hunger and satiety? - ✔✔Both short- and
long-term effects.
Is there still much to learn about the management of hunger and satiety? - ✔✔Yes, there is
still much to be learned.
, What are the two types of central obesity differentiated by imaging scans? - ✔✔Intra-
abdominal adipose tissue (visceral fat) and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue.
What imaging techniques are used to differentiate types of central obesity? - ✔✔Computed
tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans.
What does waist circumference measure? - ✔✔Both subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue
and intra-abdominal adipose tissue.
What is one characteristic of visceral fat? - ✔✔The release of adipokines and fatty acids
directly to the liver.
What are two examples of adipokines released by visceral fat? - ✔✔TNF-α and adiponectin.
How does excess visceral fat affect liver function? - ✔✔It can lead to fatty liver and insulin
resistance in the liver.
What health risks are associated with higher levels of adipokines and free fatty acids in obesity?
- ✔✔Cardiovascular adverse events.
What is an independent predictor of risk factors and mortality related to obesity? -
✔✔Excess fat in the abdomen out of proportion to total body fat.
Which is a better predictor of abdominal or visceral fat content: BMI or waist circumference? -
✔✔Waist circumference.
What waist circumference measurements are associated with increased health risk in females?
- ✔✔88 cm (35 in) or greater.
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