Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle ...

Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident. She is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition. Kati is 5'2 tall and weighs 115 pounds.
  Kati's protein needs will likely be calculated using a range of:
 
 a. 0.6 to 0.8 g/kg.
  b. 0.8 to 1.0 g/kg.
  c. 1.2 to 2 g/kg.
  d. 2 to 3 g/kg.

Q. 2

A genetic component to eating disorders has been proposed in response to studies that have shown a higher prevalence of these disorders within families and/or twins.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Q. 3

Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident. She is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition. Kati is 5'2 tall and weighs 115 pounds.
  Estimate Kati's energy needs using the Ireton-Jones equation:
  1925 + 5  wt (kg)  10  age (yr) + (281  sex) + (292  trauma) + (851  burn).
 
 a. 2288
  b. 2828
  c. 3420
  d. 3240

Q. 4

Individuals with eating disorders who are medically and psychologically stable are generally treated through inpatient programs.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Q. 5

Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident. She is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition. Kati is 5'2 tall and weighs 115 pounds.
  When she arrived in the ER, the most immediate nutrition concern for Kati was:
 
 a. restoring fluid and electrolyte balance.
  b. starting parenteral nutrition.
  c. estimating her energy needs.
  d. assessing her swallowing ability.

Q. 6

Full recovery rates are estimated at less than 20 percent of individuals with anorexia nervosa.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Q. 7

When pulmonary edema is present, a patient requires:
 
 a. tube feeding.
  b. a fluid restriction.
  c. increased fluids.
  d. decreased protein.

Q. 8

The estimated prevalence of bulimia nervosa is approximately 1 to 3 of adolescent females and young women.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Q. 9

Excessive kcalorie intake in COPD patients may:
 
 a. increase respiratory distress.
  b. alter taste perception.
  c. interfere with drug therapy.
  d. increase gas formation.