A risk factor for hypercholesterolemia is _____.
a. low socioeconomic status
b. diabetes mellitus
c. dieting
d. iron-deficiency anemia
e. gender
Q. 2Mary 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. 3The use of steroids has been linked to _____.
a. physeal closure
b. hyperlipidemia
c. glucose intolerance
d. myopathy
e. cardiac arrhythmia
Q. 4Mr. 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. 5Which 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. 6Mrs. 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. 7Creatine 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. 8Mr. 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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