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Nurs 1345 Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers Why do we need nutrition? - answerto maintain body temp, organ function, protein synthesis, and for storage and metabolism of food sources What is energy balance? - answerenergy in = energy out What is weight loss? - answermore energy and n...

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Nurs 1345 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers


Why do we need nutrition? - answer✔to maintain body temp, organ function, protein synthesis,

and for storage and metabolism of food sources


What is energy balance? - answer✔energy in = energy out


What is weight loss? - answer✔more energy and nutrition is used


what is weight gain - answer✔more energy and nutrition stored


What factors affect food intake? - answer✔eating behavior, economic factors, emotions, drug

therapy, emotional stability, disease, and culture


what is petechiae? - answer✔a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin.


What does petechiae indicate? - answer✔malnutrition, vitamin c deficiency


What is marasmus? - answer✔Starvation, skinny, calorie deficiency


What is Kwashiorkor? - answer✔protein deficiency

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What is Marasmic Kwashiorkor? - answer✔combined protein and energy malnutrition. This

problem often presents clinically when metabolic stress is imposed on a chronically starved

patient.


What is anorexia? - answer✔self-imposed starvation


What is bulimia? - answer✔1. episodes of binge eating followed by purging (vomiting, laxatives,

purgatives or diuretic abuse) tp prevent weight gain


What causes acute malnutrition? - answer✔Infection, stress, injury


What causes chronic malnutrition? - answer✔cancer, ESRD, liver disease, neurological disease


What drugs are used to stimulate eating - answer✔periactin, megace, reglan


What is refeeding syndrome? - answer✔hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypophosphatemia

after refeeding a starved patient


What is dumping syndrome? - answer✔This is when the stomach empties quickly after eating

and the client experiences uncomfortable to severe side effects. Usually secondary to gastric

bypass, gastrectomy or gall bladder disease


What is stomatitis? - answer✔inflammation of the oral mucosa


what are some examples of primary stomatitis? - answer✔- non infectious


- herpes simplex

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