Final Exam Review Medical Nutrition Therapy 4360 Exam 2 Answers – Flashcards
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Which of the following dietary modifications minimize the problems associated with a gastrectomy?
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Decreasing intake of liquids and simple sugars with meals
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What causes the hypoglycemia that occurs after meals in patients who have had a gastectomy?
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Rapid digestion and absorption of sugars and elevation of insulin levels.
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What symptoms of dumping syndrome follow the total or subtotal removal of the stomach?
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Nausea, abdominal cramping, diarrhea
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When an H2 blocker is used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease, the patient may be at risk for deficiency of which nutrient?
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Vitamin B12
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Treating peptic ulcers with cimetidine, a histamine H2-receptor blocking agent, is effective because it.....
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Decreases gastric acid production.
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Blind loop syndrome is....
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A disorder of bacterial overgrowth with resulting malabsorption.
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What is a characteristic difference between Cohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?
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Segmental versus continuous distribution of the disease throughout the GI tract
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Which of the following are NOT included in the gluten-restricted, gliding-free diet to treat celiac disease?
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Wheat, rye, barley, oats
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The hormone that stimulates peristalsis in the empty small intestine is
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Motilin
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Bacterial overgrowth results in...
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-Malnutrition -Diarrhea -Anemia
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The enterohepatic circulation is responsible for reabsorption of what substance?
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Bile
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In liver disease, which factors affect the interpretation of serum albumin values?
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Decreased synthesis of albumin by the liver and the presence of edema and aspires.
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Which is the most common hepatitis virus that is primarily transmitted by blood and body fluids?
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B
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Characterized by the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct?
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Cholithiasis
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When consumed by a patient with chronic pancreatitis, these may cause symptoms to worsen?
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Large meals, fatty foods, and alcohol
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The disease that kills most Americans is
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Cardiovascular Disease
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Cardiovascular disease includes...
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-Ischemic stroke -heat attack -peripheral vascular disease
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Men and women have the same symptoms when experiencing a heart attack?
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False Women's symptoms can be less or non noticeable
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New recommendations from the AHA/AAC for prevention and treatment of elevated LDL-cholesterol levels include:
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Those with clinical evidence of atherosclerosis should be treated with statons to reduce LDL-cholesterol by 50%
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A new meta-analysis of studies examining dietary intake of saturated fats showed that...
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Those who ate higher levels of saturated fat had no more heart disease than those who ate less.
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Blood pressure is determined by vascular resistance and cardiac output.
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True
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Peptic Ulcers are treated with...
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-Antacids -Proton pump inhibitors
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Cohn's/ Ulcerative Colitis is treated with...
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-Corticosteroids -Promotility drugs -MCT oil -5-ASA
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Celiac Disease is treated with....
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Pancreatic Enzymes
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Coronary Heart Disease is treated with...
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Statons
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Ascites is treated with...
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Diuretics
