A patient with an ileostomy is suffering from frequent diarrhea. The clinician should advise the patient to increase his intake of what food to thicken stool output?
- A. celery
- B. salad greens
- C. potatoes
- D. dried beans and peas
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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After surgery Leda develops peripheral numbness, tingling and muscle twitching and spasm. What would you anticipate to administer?
- A. Magnesium sulfate C. Potassium iodide
- B. Calcium gluconate D. Potassium chloride
Correct Answer: D
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Which monosaccharide is the most sweet?
- A. Glucose
- B. Dextrose
- C. Fructose
- D. Sucrose
Correct Answer: C
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A factor contributing to the risk for dehydration in the older adult is that _____.
- A. drinking fluids causes loss of bladder control
- B. older adults do not seem to notice mouth dryness as readily as younger people
- C. increased fluid intake will decrease the intake of nutrient-dense foods
- D. changes in intestinal motility contribute to excess fluid loss
Correct Answer: C
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Maternal malnutrition at a critical period of development may have lifelong effects on an individual's pattern of genetic expression and on the tendency to develop obesity, which is a concept known as _____.
- A. genetic determination
- B. metabolic tolerance
- C. chromosomal influence
- D. fetal programming
Correct Answer: D
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Loss of smell results in a condition that limits capacity to detect the flavor of food and beverages called:
- A. Hypergeusia
- B. Dysgeusia
- C. Anosmia
- D. Phantom taste
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.