NSG 300 Topic 6 Questions With Complete Solutions

NSG 300 Topic 6 Questions With Complete Solutions what is the main source of energy in a diet - answercarbohydrates simple carbohydrates - answermonosaccharides and disaccharides (sugars) complex carbohydrates - answerpolysaccharides (starches and fibers) have longer lasting energy amino acid - answersimplest form of a protein indispensible amino acids - answerProvided through diet because the body does not make them dispensable amino acids - answerThe body synthesizes these Positive nitrogen balance - answer·when the intake of nitrogen is greater than the output. Positive nitrogen balance is required for.., - answergrowth, normal pregnancy, maintenance of lean muscle mass and vital organs, and wound healing. The body uses nitrogen to build, repair, and replace body tissues. Negative nitrogen balance - answer·occurs when the body loses more nitrogen than it gains (e.g., with infection, burns, fever, starvation, head injury, and trauma). The increased nitrogen loss is the result of... - answerbody tissue destruction or loss of nitrogen-containing body fluids. Nutrition during this period needs to provide nutrients to put patients into positive balance for healing. what is the most calorie dense nurtrient - answerfats what are chemicals that act as catalysts in biochemical reactions - answervitamins vitamins are - answerorganic compounds that are essential to normal metabolism water soluble vitamins - answerB complex and vitamin C absorb easily from the GI tract, they are not stored (urinate out) fat soluble vitamins - answerVitamins A, D, E, K stored in the fatty compartments of the body