Questions and Accurate Answers 2026
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Clear liquid diet - Answer Anything you can see through.
Ex. Broths (not cream soups), jello, tea, coffee without cream.
When is a clear diet used? - Answer 1. When GI tract needs to rest
2. Prep for diagnostic tests
3. When GI tract needs to do as little as possible when digesting food
Does a clear diet provide nutrients? - Answer No
Full liquid diet - Answer Anything that is liquid at room temp.
Ex. Cream soups, milk, Ensure/Boost.
Soft Diet - Answer Anything that does not require a lot of chewing. Can be mashed with fork.
Pureed Diet - Answer Blended Foods
Low Sodium Diet - Answer No added salt.
No canned or prepackaged foods like sandwich meats, canned vegetables, fast foods.
Foods high in iron - Answer Red meat
pork and poultry
Seafood
Beans
Dark green leafy vegetables, such as spinach
Dried fruit such as raisins and apricots
Iron-fortified cereals
breads and pastas Peas.
Foods high in potassium - Answer beans
dark leafy greens
, potatoes
squash
yogurt
fish
avocados
mushrooms
bananas
dried fruit
oranges
Diverticulitis needs a diet high in - Answer Fiber
Foods for Diverticulitis patient - Answer beans, such as navy beans and kidney beans
whole grains, such as brown rice, quinoa, and bulgur
fruits
vegetables and vegetable juices
potatoes
hot cereals, such as oatmeal and amaranth
Foods to avoid with cholecystitis - Answer High dairy products
High in refined sugar
2 main reasons for using diuretics - Answer To decrease BP
To decrease edema
Edema is associated with which disorders? - Answer CHF
Renal disorders
Hepatic disorders
Types of Diuretics - Answer Potassium-wasting diuretics
Thiazide & thiazide-like
Loop or High ceiling
Osmotic
Carbonic-anhydrase inhibitor