What medication is most commonly used in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy?
a. manganese
b. tyramine
c. lactulose
d. octopamine
e. phenylethanolamine
Q. 2During a diet history, a patient reports that she has been following a new weight-loss diet that allows no dairy foods. She says that the book that talks about the diet makes a lot of sense, and it gives the reasons for this guideline as dairy foods are fattening and genetic modification in dairy farming has made it dangerous to humans. Which of the following would NOT be a possible nutrition diagnosis for this woman?
a. Involuntary weight loss
b. Inadequate mineral intake
c. Harmful beliefs/attitudes about food
d. Food and nutrition-related knowledge deficit
Q. 3The _______________ should focus on the changes in the factors contributing to and signs and symptoms of the nutrition problem.
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Q. 4Ammonia is absorbed and transported in the intestinal venous blood to the liver, where it is metabolized into what substance?
a. amino acids
b. urea
c. fatty acids
d. glucose
e. glycogen
Q. 5Which of the following is NOT a categorical basis for the nutrition diagnostic terminology?
a. Nutrient intake
b. Medical disease
c. Clinical weight
d. Environmental food safety and access
Q. 6Nutrition care outcomes that demonstrate improved body composition measures are known as _______________.
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