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DASH Diet - correct answer ✔✔-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet
-Shown to lower blood pressure in people who follow it
-Food groups include:
grains and grain products 7 or 8
vegetables 4 or 5
fruits 4 or 5
low fat or fat free dairy foods 2 or 3
meat, fish, and poultry 2 or fewer
nuts, seeds and dry beans 4 or 5 weekly
Fluid Volume Deficit - correct answer ✔✔-Loss of water and electrolytes, as in vomiting,
diarrhea, fistulas, fever, excess sweating, burns, blood loss, third space fluid shifts, etc.
-Diabetes insipidus and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus also contribute to depletion of
extracellular fluid volume
-S/S: acute weight loss, decreases skin turgor, oliguria, concentrated urine, weak rapid pulse,
cap filling time prolonged, low blood pressure, flattened neck veins, dizziness, thirst and
confusion
-Labs: increased hemoglobin and hct, elevated serum and urine osmolatlity and specific gravity,
decreased urine sodium, increased BUN and creatine, increases specific gravity and osmolality
Disease with long term GERD - correct answer ✔✔-Barrett's Esophagus
-Esophagitis