Patient X is a female with a current BMI < 25, but she does have a history of BMI > 25 . What ...

Patient X is a female with a current BMI < 25, but she does have a history of BMI > 25 . What would be the recommended treatment for this patient?
 a. She should devise goals to promote weight loss.
  b. She should be educated on weight maintenance and assessed for other risk factors.
  c. She should begin use of a pharmacological weight loss aid.
  d. She should be educated on weight management.

Q. 2

What does hypokalemia mean?
 a. high serum potassium
  b. high serum calcium
 c. low lymph calcium
 d. low serum calcium
 e. low serum potassium

Q. 3

Prolonged exposure to elevations of PTH causes the development of what bone disease (characterized by rapid bone turnover with an excess of collagen production)?
 a. rickets
 b. osteomalacia
 c. osteopenia
 d. osteosarcoma
 e. osteitis fibrosa cystica

Q. 4

According to the NIH obesity assessment and treatment algorithm, devising goals and treatment strategies for losing weight is the recommended treatment for an obese patient. When would this be the recommended treatment for an overweight patient?
 a. When the patient exhibits a BMI > 27.
  b. When the patient does not want to lose weight.
  c. When the patient exhibits two or more medical risk factors.
  d. Overweight patients should not be advised to lose weight.

Q. 5

What is the best definition of diuresis?
 a. the production of excessive amounts of urine
  b. accumulation of edema within a joint
 c. accumulation of edema within the abdomen
  d. dehydration caused from excessive bleeding
  e. kidney pain caused by stones

Q. 6

What percentage of HD patients develops ischemic heart disease?
 a. 5
 b. 10
  c. 20
  d. 30
  e. 40

Q. 7

Which of the following statements regarding the use of diet to promote weight loss is TRUE?
 a. Larger portion sizes tend to promote higher energy consumption.
  b. High-energy-dense foods tend to cost more than low-energy-dense foods.
  c. VLCDs are more effective in achieving weight loss than LCDs.
  d. After one year, low-carbohydrate diets result in greater weight loss than diets with 50-60 of kcalories from carbohydrates.

Q. 8

How much of the body's water is found within cells (intracellular fluid)?
 a. 1/4
  b. 1/3
  c. 1/2
  d. 2/3
  e. 3/4