WGU NUTRITION-CANCER AND HIV
EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% COMPLETE
What foods are good for someone undergoing chemotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Soft
veggies, frozen fruit bars, gelatin without milk
What actions are a part of assessing the nutrition status of patients with cancer? - correct
answer ✔✔Counseling to manage stress, assess medical nutrition therapy, help prevent weight
changes, assess patient for treatment related nutrition deficiency
Patient is presenting with xerostomia and no other symptoms. What can comfort dry mouth? -
correct answer ✔✔Bowl of ice cream, lemon with glass of water, increase humidity in room,
sips of water between bites
What actions can be taken for a patient with cancer as part of a plan for medical nutrition
therapy? - correct answer ✔✔Small nutrient dense meals, encourage exercise, weigh regularly
Which organ can under for atrophy due to malnutrition and compromise immunity? - correct
answer ✔✔Bowel wall, spleen, lymphoid tissue, bone marrow
Which risk factor causes the largest percentage of new HIV infections each year? - correct
answer ✔✔Male-Male sexual contact
Which stage of carcinogenesis is the point at which a mutagen causes irreversible damage to
the DNA? - correct answer ✔✔Initiation
, For which group is early detection of HIV recommended, according to current HIV screening
guidelines? - correct answer ✔✔Individuals ages 15-65 years, pregnant women
Which dietary suggestion can help manage the cancer treatment side effects of nausea and
vomiting? - correct answer ✔✔Avoid greasy foods, avoid sweets, eat dry foods
Which potential change in a clients body fat can occur during therapy with nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitors? - correct answer ✔✔Lipoatrophy
Which protocol would be explained to the client about curing lipodystrophy resulting from
antiretroviral therapy? - correct answer ✔✔No interventions have been identified
What is the most effective way clients can protect themselves against contracting HIV? - correct
answer ✔✔Take preventive measures
Which is the most common cancer associated with AIDS in the terminal stage of HIV infection? -
correct answer ✔✔Kaposi's sarcoma
Which is a current established goal for the medical management if HIV infection? - correct
answer ✔✔Treating infection early, preventing opportunistic illness, boosting immune system
Which class of HIV antiretroviral therapy is associated with an increased risk for lipoatrophy? -
correct answer ✔✔Protease inhibitors, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Which factor in a clients history increases the risk for the development of cancer? - correct
answer ✔✔Smokes one pack of cigarettes/day, sedentary lifestyle, states "I hate vegetables"
Which side effect is reported by patients with HIV who take antiretroviral medications? - correct
answer ✔✔Nausea, altered taste, hyperglycemia, diarrhea
EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% COMPLETE
What foods are good for someone undergoing chemotherapy? - correct answer ✔✔Soft
veggies, frozen fruit bars, gelatin without milk
What actions are a part of assessing the nutrition status of patients with cancer? - correct
answer ✔✔Counseling to manage stress, assess medical nutrition therapy, help prevent weight
changes, assess patient for treatment related nutrition deficiency
Patient is presenting with xerostomia and no other symptoms. What can comfort dry mouth? -
correct answer ✔✔Bowl of ice cream, lemon with glass of water, increase humidity in room,
sips of water between bites
What actions can be taken for a patient with cancer as part of a plan for medical nutrition
therapy? - correct answer ✔✔Small nutrient dense meals, encourage exercise, weigh regularly
Which organ can under for atrophy due to malnutrition and compromise immunity? - correct
answer ✔✔Bowel wall, spleen, lymphoid tissue, bone marrow
Which risk factor causes the largest percentage of new HIV infections each year? - correct
answer ✔✔Male-Male sexual contact
Which stage of carcinogenesis is the point at which a mutagen causes irreversible damage to
the DNA? - correct answer ✔✔Initiation
, For which group is early detection of HIV recommended, according to current HIV screening
guidelines? - correct answer ✔✔Individuals ages 15-65 years, pregnant women
Which dietary suggestion can help manage the cancer treatment side effects of nausea and
vomiting? - correct answer ✔✔Avoid greasy foods, avoid sweets, eat dry foods
Which potential change in a clients body fat can occur during therapy with nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitors? - correct answer ✔✔Lipoatrophy
Which protocol would be explained to the client about curing lipodystrophy resulting from
antiretroviral therapy? - correct answer ✔✔No interventions have been identified
What is the most effective way clients can protect themselves against contracting HIV? - correct
answer ✔✔Take preventive measures
Which is the most common cancer associated with AIDS in the terminal stage of HIV infection? -
correct answer ✔✔Kaposi's sarcoma
Which is a current established goal for the medical management if HIV infection? - correct
answer ✔✔Treating infection early, preventing opportunistic illness, boosting immune system
Which class of HIV antiretroviral therapy is associated with an increased risk for lipoatrophy? -
correct answer ✔✔Protease inhibitors, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Which factor in a clients history increases the risk for the development of cancer? - correct
answer ✔✔Smokes one pack of cigarettes/day, sedentary lifestyle, states "I hate vegetables"
Which side effect is reported by patients with HIV who take antiretroviral medications? - correct
answer ✔✔Nausea, altered taste, hyperglycemia, diarrhea
