A post-prandial glucose increase stimulates the -cells of the pancreas to release insulin, which has what effect on appetite and food intake?
a. increases
b. decreases
c. no effect
d. insignificant effect
Q. 2If you are conducting research on energy expenditure and are not limited by money or size, and your subjects can remain inside the measuring device for 24 hours, which type of method are your using?
a. TEE
b. DLW
c. indirect calorimetry
d. direct calorimetry
Q. 3Which of the following methods of estimating energy expenditure involves following the subjects for a one- to two-week period?
a. TEE
b. DLW
c. indirect calorimetry
d. direct calorimetry
Q. 4Which of the following statements best describes the basic premise of indirect calorimetry?
a. Energy expenditure is proportional to the body's oxygen production and its carbon dioxide consumption.
b. It is the approach used in outpatient settings.
c. Energy expenditure is proportional to the body's oxygen consumption and its carbon dioxide production.
d. Indirect calorimetry provides less accuracy than standardized predictive equations.
Q. 5What is a limitation of the EER equations?
a. They do not account for physical activity.
b. They were developed for pregnant and lactating women.
c. They do not account for age.
d. They apply only to persons having a healthy weight.
Q. 6Your patient has been in a car accident, has multi-system organ failure, and is on a ventilator in the ICU. You suspect he is highly hypermetabolic. The most appropriate method of estimating energy requirements in this patient is:
a. indirect calorimetry.
b. use of doubly labeled water.
c. direct calorimetry.
d. using the USDA's MyPyramid website.
Q. 7Your patient is admitted to the cardiac floor with mild arrhythmias. The most appropriate method of estimating energy requirements in this patient is:
a. indirect calorimetry.
b. use of doubly labeled water.
c. predictive equations.
d. using the USDA's MyPyramid website.
Q. 8Generally speaking, you would expect BEE to be _____ than REE.
a. 10-20 more
b. 10-20 less
c. 20-30 more
d. 20-30 less
Q. 9The measurable increase in energy expenditure over and above resting energy expenditure that can be measured for several hours following a meal is termed:
a. resting energy expenditure.
b. basal energy expenditure.
c. thermic effect of food.
d. physical activity-related energy expenditure.
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