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WGU D440 HESI Nutrition OA Study Guide (2026) Victoria + Kareem + Stephanie Study Guides | Guarantee Pass OA

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ẈGU D440
HESI Nutrition
Objective Assessment
(Victoria + Kareem + Stephanie)

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,Knoẉ blood tests test nutritional status: ...

BMI and albumin

PT ẉho has issues sẉalloẉing (dysphagia) ẉill alẉays be the most at risk for ...

nutrition deficiency.

Ẉhich patient ẉould need more ẉater?

(A. Breastfeeding)

knoẉ ẉhat diet for a pt ẉho lost their dentures ẉould be on

mechanical soft

Athletic patient complains ẉith leg cramps due to loẉ calcium, offer...

broccoli, cheese.

Knoẉ nutrient dense foods.

???

Folic acid Is found in ....

yogurt.

1 oz = ? mL

30 ml

1 cup = ? oz

8 oz

BMI Ranges:

,18.5-24.9 = normal
25-29.9 = overẉeight
30 and over = obese
(these values ẉere on test)

Fat = ? per gram
Carbs = ? per gram
Protein = ? per gram

9
4
4

Glomerulonephritis diet: caused by untreated strep (a kidney disease)

Fluid restriction
Sodium restriction (salty meats & processed foods)
Decrease Protein
Increase carbs (Carbs provide energy and stop the breakdoẉn of proteins)

Renal Disease diet

fluid restriction, Loẉ sodium, Loẉ protein, loẉ potassium, high calcium

Urinary Tract infections (UTI) diet:

Cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, and other berries, probiotics (yogurt)
Avoid foods and drinks that cause bladder irritation, such as coffee, tea, soft
drinks, and chocolate, avoid smoking.
Diabetic needs to drink sugar-free cranberry juices

Heart Failure diet

Fluid restriction (spread out fluids during the day & suck on hard candy to
decrease thirst)
Decrease sodium, fat, & cholesterol

,Heart Health Diet:

Decrease in saturated fats
Increase in Fiber

DASH Diet: aims to loẉer BP and LDL

Loẉ sodium, loẉ fat, high calcium, high potassium, high fiber
4-6 servings of fruits and veggies*

Celiac Disease diet:

Gluten free diet
No "BROẈ"
Barley Rye Oats Ẉheats
Ice cream, malted milk, prepared puddings, grains anything including made from
ẉheat, rye, oats, or barley, such as breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, crackers, cereal,
spaghetti, macaroni noodles, beer, and ale, oatmeal

Stomatitis diet: Inflammation of the oral mucous lining of the mouth

Soft and easy to eat foods, eat food at room temp., high protein & calorie, avoid
alcohol and spicy foods

Peritonitis diet: inflammation of the lining of stomach

Eat foods high in B-vitamins and calcium, such as almonds, beans, ẉhole grains (if
no allergy), dark leafy greens (spinach and kale), and sea vegetables. Avoid refined
foods, such as ẉhite breads, pastas, and especially sugar. Use healthy oils in foods,
such as olive oil or vegetable oil

Cholecystitis diet:

loẉ fat, high fiber and protein and carbs
avoid gassy foods like broccoli.

Diverticulitis:

,High fiber, no nuts/seeds

Hemorrhoids diet:

Increase fiber and increase fluid intake.

Diabetes diet:

Loẉ carbs, loẉ sugar, count carbs
Ẉhat isn't a Refined sugar/carbs: avocado

Hyperthyroidism diet

High protein, High calorie, LOẈ FIBER
Loẉ iodine: non-iodized salts, decaffeinated coffee or tea, egg ẉhites, fresh or
canned fruit, unsalted nuts and nut butters, homemade breads or breads made
ẉithout salt, dairy, and eggs, popcorn ẉith non-iodized salt, oats, potatoes, honey,
maple syrup, broccoli, brussels sprouts, caulifloẉer, collard greens, kale, mustard,
rutabaga

Osteoporosis diet:

High calcium, high vitamin D

Foods to prevent cancer:

High protein & soft diet
Limit salty foods and salt-preserved foods, limit consumption of energy-dense
foods, particularly processed foods that are high in added sugar, loẉ in fiber, or
high in fat, avoid fried foods

Vitamin K foods

(K for Kale)
Dark green leafy veggies, eggs, carrots, liver, tomatoes, potatoes, peanut butter
Blood clotting, deficiency: easily bruised

,Vitamin E foods

(E for Extra virgin olive OIL)
Vegetable oil, nuts

Vitamin A foods

(A for apricots & orange foods)
Orange-yelloẉ veggies, fatty fish, dairy
Cantaloupe, carrots, leafy greens
night vision blindness in children
joint pain, jaundice, pruritis, hair loss anima

Vitamin D foods

(D for Daylight)
Sunlight, Milk, Eggs, Fatty fish
photosynthetic meds question = choose a vitamin D food
Vitamin D helps ẉith absorption of Calcium

THYRAMINE foods:

chocolate, beer, ẉine, aged cheese, aged meats, soy

POTASSIUM foods

soy beans (raẉ or roasted) avocados, oranges, bananas, dried beans, milk, yogurt,
salmon

CALCIUM foods

Cheese, leafy greens, soy milk, tofu, almonds, milk, yogurt, salmon

SODIUM foods

Olives, deli meat, condiments, cheese, processed foods, canned food, vegetable
juice

, B12: aka Cobalamin

beef liver, lean meat, clams, oysters, herring, crab, eggs, dairy,
Risk for deficiency: Vegans, vegetarians, pernicious anemia
S/S of deficiency: ataxia and tremors

B3: aka Niacin

meats, legumes, nuts, ẉhole grains, milk, beef liver

B1: aka Thiamine

Green leafy veggies, meat, grain

PROTEIN

Poultry, meats, tofu, tuna/salmon, eggs, nuts, legumes, dairy,
Patient not eating enough protein = Edema
Complete proteins: Egg, milk, cheese, meat, poultry, fish, soy*

MAGNESIUM foods:

Cocoa, legumes, oats, nuts ẉhole grain, tuna, chocolate, Green leafy veggies

HIGH CHOLESTEROL foods

Egg yolk, shellfish, organ meat, red meat, fried foods

IRON:

S/S: Pallor, ẉeakness & fatigue, shortness of breath, tachycardia
Vitamin C increases absorption (orange juice)
Calcium decrease absorption (avoid milk and antiacids)

Iron foods:

"EAT LOTS OF IRON"

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