Mr. Morgan is an acutely stressed patient in intensive care who is on total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Monitoring Mr. Morgan's blood _____ levels can help to ensure that excessive amounts of nutrients are not given intravenously.
a. glucose
b. cholesterol
c. trace mineral
d. albumin
e. uric acid
Q. 2The best way to help prevent foodborne illness from fish such as mahi mahi, tuna, mackerel, sardines, and herring is to
a. cook fish to the proper minimum internal temperature.
b. smell the fish and, if it has any ammonia odor, do not purchase or cook the fish.
c. freeze the fish in advance of preparing it.
d. purchase it from a reliable fish purveyor.
Q. 3Foods can be contaminated by the rotavirus by the oral-fecal route.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4A patient who is on a tube feeding gains nine pounds in three days. This may indicate _____.
a. adequate nutrition
b. excess protein intake
c. fluid imbalance
d. nutrient imbalance
e. respiratory dysfunction
Q. 5In mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) the incubation period between infection and manifestation can be
a. months.
b. years.
c. decades.
d. all of the above answers are correct
e. none of the above answers is correct
Q. 6When microbes are given optimal growing conditions they clonally expand rapidly.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7A patient is admitted to the ER with multiple gunshot wounds. The initial treatment includes _____.
a. beginning enteral nutrition
b. administering intravenous (IV) fluids
c. beginning PPN
d. referral to the dietitian
e. anti-inflammatory medications
Q. 8Which of the following is the most common one-celled animal that frequently infects humans through contaminated water?
a. Giardia
b. Cryptosporidium
c. Cyclospora
d. all of the above answers are correct
Q. 9Lactobacillus acidophilus is a pathogenic microorganism.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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