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A risk factor for hypercholesterolemia is _____.
 a. low socioeconomic status
  b. diabetes mellitus
 c. dieting
 d. iron-deficiency anemia
 e. gender

Q. 2

Mary is a 59-year-old patient who suffered multiple broken bones in a motor vehicle accident. She weighs 138 pounds. The nurse chooses a protein factor of 1.5 g/kg to estimate her protein needs and calculates that Mary's protein requirements are approximately _____ grams per day.
 
 a. 94
  b. 103
  c. 121
  d. 207

Q. 3

The use of steroids has been linked to _____.
 a. physeal closure
 b. hyperlipidemia
 c. glucose intolerance
  d. myopathy
 e. cardiac arrhythmia

Q. 4

Mr. Jones, a critically ill patient, is 5'9 tall and weighs 176 pounds. The nurse recommends that he receive a minimum of _____ grams of protein daily.
 
 a. 80
  b. 64
  c. 96
  d. 240

Q. 5

Which food should be avoided within one hour of taking an iron supplement?
 a. milk
 b. green bell pepper
  c. white rice
 d. hamburger
 e. salmon

Q. 6

Mrs. White is in the ICU for complications following surgery. She has been diagnosed with sepsis and is on a ventilator. In order to most accurately estimate her energy needs, the nurse recognizes that the preferred method to use is:
 
 a. the Harris-Benedict equation.
  b. the Penn State equation.
  c. direct calorimetry.
  d. the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation.

Q. 7

Creatine is sold as a nutritional supplement to _____.
 a. increase immune system function
  b. decrease body fat
 c. increase endurance
 d. increase lean body mass
 e. decrease risk of osteoporosis

Q. 8

Mr. Morgan is a critically ill patient in the ICU who is on TPN. The nurse understands that monitoring his _____ can help to determine if he is being overfed.
 
 a. glucose levels
  b. cholesterol levels
  c. iron levels
  d. albumin levels
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