MNT II Quizzes Questions and
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Which age group is most likely to develop food hypersensitivity? - ✔✔0 to 2 years of
age
What are the most common antibodies involved in food allergies? - ✔✔IgE
Within what frame of time is the onset of symptoms related to a food allergy most likely
to occur? - ✔✔Within 2 hours
What symptoms are likely to occur in the person with a perceived intolerance to
monosodium glutamate (MSG)? - ✔✔Headache, flushing, abdominal pain, and nausea
The term that refers to an adverse reaction to food that is caused by a nonimmunologic
mechanism is - ✔✔food intolerance.
What might happen if allergenic foods are limited or avoided during infancy? - ✔✔May
reduce the prevalence of allergy during the first year of life
In what types of foods are the most common food allergens found? - ✔✔High-protein
plant or marine foods
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,The most common food allergy found among infants is - ✔✔cow's milk allergy.
Which food is the most common cause of near-fatal and fatal anaphylactic reactions? -
✔✔Nuts
What is the most common cause of adhesions? - ✔✔abdominal surgery
Which of the following immunoglobulins is produced during secondary immune
responses? - ✔✔IgG
Which of the following compounds is the preferred fuel for enterocytes, lymphocytes,
and macrophages? - ✔✔glutamine
What is the term used for ineffective wound healing? - ✔✔dehiscence
Where do all cells of the immune system originate? - ✔✔stem cells within bone marrow
Which organ is responsible for destruction of old RBCs and is a major site for the
initiation of the immune response? - ✔✔spleen
What does the prognosis of a disease refer to? - ✔✔the expected or usual outcome of the
disease
What is the name of the disorder that results from prolonged exposure to high levels of
glucocorticoid hormones? - ✔✔Cushing's syndrome
What is apoptosis? - ✔✔genetically programmed cell death
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, The study of the distribution of disease within populations is referred to as: -
✔✔epidemiology
The study of the disruption of normal physiologic processes is referred to as: -
✔✔pathophysiology
Which of the following is NOT a microvascular disease associated with hyperglycemic
patients? - ✔✔Peripheral vascular disease
Which of the following contributes to the development of type 1 DM? -
✔✔Autoantibodies that contribute to the destruction of beta-cells
Which of the following is NOT a potential acute complication of type 1 DM? - ✔✔Blood
vessel damage
If a patient with type 2 DM receives a nutrition prescription for a 2000-kcal diet, which
of the following should be used? - ✔✔A macronutrient distribution is individualized
based on the patient's metabolic profile
What must a patient demonstrate to be a candidate for use of oral glucose-lowering
medications? - ✔✔Functioning beta-cells in the pancreas
What is the recommendation for self-monitoring of blood glucose? - ✔✔Four or more
times daily for type 1 DM and one to four times for type 2 DM
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Which age group is most likely to develop food hypersensitivity? - ✔✔0 to 2 years of
age
What are the most common antibodies involved in food allergies? - ✔✔IgE
Within what frame of time is the onset of symptoms related to a food allergy most likely
to occur? - ✔✔Within 2 hours
What symptoms are likely to occur in the person with a perceived intolerance to
monosodium glutamate (MSG)? - ✔✔Headache, flushing, abdominal pain, and nausea
The term that refers to an adverse reaction to food that is caused by a nonimmunologic
mechanism is - ✔✔food intolerance.
What might happen if allergenic foods are limited or avoided during infancy? - ✔✔May
reduce the prevalence of allergy during the first year of life
In what types of foods are the most common food allergens found? - ✔✔High-protein
plant or marine foods
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,The most common food allergy found among infants is - ✔✔cow's milk allergy.
Which food is the most common cause of near-fatal and fatal anaphylactic reactions? -
✔✔Nuts
What is the most common cause of adhesions? - ✔✔abdominal surgery
Which of the following immunoglobulins is produced during secondary immune
responses? - ✔✔IgG
Which of the following compounds is the preferred fuel for enterocytes, lymphocytes,
and macrophages? - ✔✔glutamine
What is the term used for ineffective wound healing? - ✔✔dehiscence
Where do all cells of the immune system originate? - ✔✔stem cells within bone marrow
Which organ is responsible for destruction of old RBCs and is a major site for the
initiation of the immune response? - ✔✔spleen
What does the prognosis of a disease refer to? - ✔✔the expected or usual outcome of the
disease
What is the name of the disorder that results from prolonged exposure to high levels of
glucocorticoid hormones? - ✔✔Cushing's syndrome
What is apoptosis? - ✔✔genetically programmed cell death
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, The study of the distribution of disease within populations is referred to as: -
✔✔epidemiology
The study of the disruption of normal physiologic processes is referred to as: -
✔✔pathophysiology
Which of the following is NOT a microvascular disease associated with hyperglycemic
patients? - ✔✔Peripheral vascular disease
Which of the following contributes to the development of type 1 DM? -
✔✔Autoantibodies that contribute to the destruction of beta-cells
Which of the following is NOT a potential acute complication of type 1 DM? - ✔✔Blood
vessel damage
If a patient with type 2 DM receives a nutrition prescription for a 2000-kcal diet, which
of the following should be used? - ✔✔A macronutrient distribution is individualized
based on the patient's metabolic profile
What must a patient demonstrate to be a candidate for use of oral glucose-lowering
medications? - ✔✔Functioning beta-cells in the pancreas
What is the recommendation for self-monitoring of blood glucose? - ✔✔Four or more
times daily for type 1 DM and one to four times for type 2 DM
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