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Fnsame Fnsame
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6 years ago
How much higher are the energy needs of infants with BPD compared to those of healthy, normal infants?
 a. about 10
  b. 15-25
 c. about 35
  d. 40-50
 e. about 75

Q. 2

Patient X has undergone a series of radiation treatments for testicular cancer. He is 54 years old, 68 tall, and currently weighs 125 lbs. Before treatment, he had anorexia and cachexia. He currently complains of weakness, but he has been trying to go to the patient's dining room because he wants to be social. He is making himself eat so that he can recover from the cancer and hopefully regain weight. What would be an appropriate goal range of energy intake based on his current status?
 a. 1400-1700 kcal
  b. 1200-1400 kcal
  c. 2000-2300 kcal
  d. 1700-2000 kcal

Q. 3

Explain etiology of disease.

Q. 4

Insufficient levels of what vitamin may be linked to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature newborns?
 a. vitamin B2
  b. folate
 c. vitamin A
 d. vitamin C
 e. vitamin E

Q. 5

Which of the following is included in the physical assessment portion of SGA or PG-SGA?
 a. Oral cavity examination
  b. Percussion for organ size
  c. Hair analysis
  d. Ankle edema

Q. 6

Explain how accurate skin prick tests are for diagnosing allergies.

Q. 7

Increased rates of asthma, particularly in developed countries, parallel the rates of what other condition?
 a. ADHD
 b. autism
 c. cystic fibrosis
  d. diabetes
 e. obesity

Q. 8

Which of the following cancer treatments is the LEAST likely to be systemic?
 a. Chemotherapy
  b. Radiation therapy
  c. Surgery
  d. Biologic response modifiers
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bev
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6 years ago
Answer to #1

b

Answer to #2

d

Answer to #3

Etiology is the description and identification of the cause of disease. Etiology can be narrowed to a specific causative agent or may be a combination of factors that influence or change disease development. Influential factors could be age, nutritional status, or other coexisting diseases. Etiology of disease can be categorized as genetic, acquired, multifactorial, idiopathic, or iatrogenic.

Answer to #4

c

Answer to #5

d

Answer to #6

Skin prick tests are used as a preliminary test to narrow the list of potential problem substances, since the negative predictive value is >95. However, positive predictive value is about 50, so it may not be sufficient to establish a diagnosis.

Answer to #7

e

Answer to #8

c
Fnsame Author
wrote...
6 years ago
Makes more sense now, TY
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