Exam 2: NUR1172 / NUR 1172
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Nutritional Principles in Nursing |
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Question:
Water and fluid balance functions
Answer:
hydration, fluid balance, controls body temperature, dissolves medications,
transports nutrients and waste
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water and fluid balance clinical applications
Answer:
dehydration, constipation, weight loss, cystic fibrosis
,Question:
Dehydration
Answer:
- loss of thirst
- medications that promote fluid loss
- cognitive changes such as confusion
Question:
Nutritional needs of olde adults
Answer:
- nutritional screen done to identify individuals at risk for malnutrition
- the MNA
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Water Compartments
Answer:
intracellular and extracellular. Sodium is in extracellular, potassium
intracellular
,Question:
Forces that control water distribution
Answer:
solutes that control water distribution are electrolytes, sodium, plasma
protein (albumin)
Question:
Aldosterone
Answer:
conserves sodium. Where sodium goes, water follows
Question:
Major sources of sodium
Answer:
processed food and table salts
, Question:
Controlled reaction rates
Answer:
helps speed up reactions with the following, not too fat not too slow (define
the following in relation to energy)
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Enzymes
Answer:
facilitate chemical change without changing themselves
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Hormones
Answer:
Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different
body cells
Question:
Anabolic reaction
Answer:
Builds
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