Nutrition Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse states that her patient looks "like he's a hundred years old". Which of the following does this statement reflect? A. Perceived Age B. Chronological Age C. Functional Age D. Subjective Age Correct Answer-A. Perceived Age Subjective age: also referred to as feel age or age identity; describes a person's perception of his or her age Perceived age: other people's estimation of someone's age Chronologic age: the length of time that has passed since birth Functional age:...

What are the risk factors for bladder cancer? Correct Answer-#1 cigarette smoking Workplace exposure to industrial chemicals Radiation for cervical cancer Cyclophosphamide chemotherapy Chronic bladder irritation from - Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) - Long-term indwelling catheters - Kidney and bladder stones What are the clinical manifestations of bladder cancer? Correct Answer-Hematuria - often first sign Bladder irritability Dysuria Frequency Urgency Diagnostics - ...

cell injury causes Correct Answer--Hypoxia -Oxidative stress -Nutritional imbalances -chemical agents -Physical/mechanical agents -infectious agent -genetic alterations -immunologic alterations and inflammation Mechanisms of cellular injury Correct Answer-· ATP Depletion · ROS (reactive oxygen species) · Intracellular calcium entry (lead mitochondrial membrane permeability -> apoptosis) · Membrane damage · Protein misfolding/dna damage Definition of hypoxia Correct Answe...

Atrophy Correct Answer-cells shrink and reduce their differentiated functions in response to normal and injurious factors cause of atrophy (5) Correct Answer--disuse -poor nutrition -denervation -ischemia -persistent cell injury 2 biochemical pathways for atrophy Correct Answer-1. ubiquitin- proteosome system 2. lysosomes Hypertrophy Correct Answer-increased cell mass accompanied by an augmented functional capacity in response to physiologic and pathophysiologic demands -musc...

Central chemoreceptors Correct Answer-Located in the medullary center Respond to changes in CO2 and pH Peripheral chemoreceptors Correct Answer-Located in the aortic arch and carotid bodies Respond to decrease in arterial O2 (PaCO2) Why can administering too much oxygen to a COPD patient potentially cause respiratory arrest? Correct Answer-COPD patients rely on low levels of oxygen as their main stimulus to breathe (hypoxic drive). Supplementing too much oxygen takes away this drive to ...

Muscle requires ______ provided by __________ in blood that are manufactured in ____________ Correct Answer-oxygen, erythrocytes, bone marrow Erythrocyte synthesis requires ________, which is secreted by the kidneys Correct Answer-Erythropoietin Body has more than ______ types of cells Correct Answer-200 Cells/Tissues are classified into ____ groups Correct Answer-4 groups 1. Epithelium 2. Muscle 3. Nervous 4. Connective Neurons receive information from ______ and send informati...

Which cytokine has some anti-inflammatory effects? A. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) B. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) C. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) D. None of the above; all cytokines have pro-inflammatory effects Correct Answer-B. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) B lymphocytes provide humoral immunity through which process? A. Direct cell lysis B. Initiating an inflammatory response C. Production of antibodies D. Secretion of perforins Correct Answer-C. Production of antibodies Which chara...

Lecture 1 - Historical Events & Nursing Today Correct Answer- Florence Nightingale () Correct Answer-- founder of modern nursing - cared for soldiers during Crimean War in Scutari, Turkey - first nurse researcher --> collected data on mortality and morbidity - founded first training school at St. Thomas' Hospital in London - wrote "Notes on Nursing: What it is and what it is not" Mary Seacole () Correct Answer-- "greatest Black Briton" - established hotel for injur...

Laws mandating helmet use on motorcycles and bicycles are examples of _________ prevention Correct Answer-primary Sam was recovering from a myocardial infraction and required to take beta-blocking drugs to decrease the risk of death Correct Answer-tertiary Laboratory test checking for proteinuria in a person who has a history of low blood sugar is considered ___________ prevention Correct Answer-secondary Use of dust masks in an industrial area where wood is being sawed is an example of...

What is spirituality? Correct Answer-The expression of meaning and purpose in life. It is the expression of the innermost self. What are the three components of spirituality? Correct Answer-Transcendence, faith, and hope What is transcendence? Correct Answer-Moving beyond who one is in the moment and toward the person one will become in the future What is faith? Correct Answer-Belief beyond self that is based on trust and life experience rather than scientific data What is hope? Corr...