WGU D440 Nutrition Test with Questions and 100% Correct Solutions
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WGU Nutrition D440
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WGU Nutrition D440
What is the primary cause of a chloride deficiency?
A. Diarrhea
B. Menkes Disease
C. Low dietary intake
D. Vomiting - Answer D. Vomiting
Rationale: The primary cause of chloride deficiency is excessive loss of hydrochloric acid
through vomiting
WGU D440 Nutrition Test with Questions and
100% Correct Solutions
What is the primary cause of a chloride deficiency?
A. Diarrhea
B. Menkes Disease
C. Low dietary intake
D. Vomiting - Answer D. Vomiting
Rationale: The primary cause of chloride deficiency is excessive loss of hydrochloric acid
through vomiting
The nurse is teaching a pregnancy patient in good general health about the importance
of iron intake. How many mg of iron does the nurse recommend the patient to consume
daily?
A. 9
B. 27
C. 33
D. 60 - Answer B. 27
Inadequate absorption resulting in rickets is caused by which of the following
deficiencies ?
A. vitamin D
B. Calcium
C. Phosphorus
D. Calcitonin - Answer A. vitamin D
,The nurse is caring for a patient with a selenium deficiency. For which disease is the
patient at risk ?
A. Balo disease
B. Crohns' disease
C. CREST disease
D. Kashin-Bek disease - Answer D. Kashin-Bek disease
Rationale: Kashin-Bek diease is caused by selenium deficiency and can lead to heart
failure and cardiomyopathy
Which is a function of potassium?
A. enables cellular oxidation of glucose
B. Acts as a coenzyme in metabolism
C. Stimulates beta cells to release insulin
D. Draws water out of cells into the extracellular fluid compartment - Answer C.
Stimulates beta cells to release insulin
The novice nurse is teaching a patient about hypothyroidism. Which statement made by
the nurse requires correction by the preceptor?
A. "Be sure the salt used for cooking and seasoning is iodized."
B. "Seafood such as salmon or shellfish are good sources of iodine."
C. "Eggs, cow's milk, and cheese contain iodine."
D. "Avoid dairy products, eggs, shellfish, and iodized salt in the diet." - Answer D. "Avoid
dairy products, eggs, shellfish, and iodized salt in the diet."
Rationale: Avoiding dairy products, eggs, shellfish, and iodized salt will further reduce
iodine and worsen dietary hypothyroidism
, Which foods are rich in selenium? Select all that apply.
A. Liver
B. Meat
C. Fish
D. Eggs
E. Whole wheat bread
F. Seafood - Answer B. Meat
C. Fish
D. Eggs
E. Whole wheat bread
What does phosphorus toxicity cause?
A. Muscle weakness
B. Bone loss
C. Neuromuscular disturbances
D. Bone reabsorption - Answer D. Bone reabsorption
Remember: Calcium and phosphorus have a inverse relationship
Which assessment findings may indicate that the patient is not consuming adequate
amounts of iodine?
A. Muscle weakness and pain, leg cramps, constipation
B. Extreme fatigue, weakness, pallor, spoon-shaped nails
C. Goiter, choking when lying flat, difficulty swallowing
D. Facial twitching upon tapping cranial nerve VII - Answer C. Goiter, choking when lying
flat, difficulty swallowing
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