Practice Questions Nutrition Book ATI Exam

Practice Questions Nutrition Book ATI Exam iron supplements - answer-take with vitamin C!! citrus fruits, tomatoes, peppers, green leafy vegetables, strawberries vitamin C deficiency : scurvy iron injections giving via intramuscular using Z track method iron deficiency anemia most common consuming foods high in Vitamin D when you are unable to be out in the sunlight (main source) - answer-eggs, fortified milk, fatty fish when taking warfarin avoid : - answer-vitamin K (it is the antidote for warfarin/Coumadin) vitamin K sources : carrots, eggs, green leafy vegetables magnesium sources : - answer-nuts, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, tuna, halibut (fish), chocolate Vitamin C deficiency - answer-Scurvy potassium deficiency : dysrhythmias B12(cobalamin) deficiency : pernicious anemia Folate (folic acid) deficiency : megaloblastic anemia hypothyroidism - answer-drug of choice : levothyroxine -decreased metabolic demand -weight gain -constipation -bradycardia (decreased HR) hyperthyroidism - answer-excessive activity of the thyroid gland bulding eyes, bulding goiter increases metabolism weight loss diarrhea tachycardia (fast HR) drugs that increase basal metabolic rate BMR - answer--prednisone (glucocorticoid steroid/inflammation) -epinephrine (#1 for anaphylaxis allergic reaction) -levothyroxine (hypothyroidism) -ephedrine sulfate (alleriges) drug that decreases BMR : -amitriptyline (antidepressant & antimigraine) reasons for being in a negative nitrogen balance (catabolic) - answer-illness malnutrition trauma aging positive nitrogen balance (anabolic) infancy childhood adolescence (puberty) pregnancy lactation which factors would increase BMR - answer-lactation prolonged stress puberty exposure to cold lean, muscle body build pregnancy physical conditioning decrease BMR: short, overweight body build malnutrition / starvation 60+ years old factors increasing metabolism - answer-fever