NUTRITION D440 QUESTIONS WITH VALID SOLUTIONS.
A deficiency in which mineral can cause symptoms of heart muscle weakness
with possible cardiac arrest ?
A. Calcium
B. Sodium
C. Potassium
D. Magnesium - accurate answers-A. Potassium
What is the main function of sodium in the body?
A. Blood clotting
B. Bone and teeth formation
C. Intracellular fluid control
D. Maintenance of body water balance - accurate answers-D. Maintenance of
body water balance
Which disease is associated with excessive sodium intake?
A. Edema
B. Hypertension
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hyperthyroidism - accurate answers-B. Hypertension
Which mineral is considered a major mineral? Select all that apply.
A. Iron
B. Phosphorus
C. Zinc
D. Sulfur
E. Manganese - accurate answers-B. Phosphorus
D. Sulfur
E. Maganese
Which food is rich in molybdenum? Select all that apply.
A. Whole grains
B. Chicken
C. Legumes
D. String beans
E. Leafy vegetables
F. Coffee - accurate answers-A. Whole grains
C. Legumes
,E. Leafy vegetables
Rationale: Most animal products such as chicken, vegetables such as string
beans, fruit, and foods containing caffeine are poor dietary sources of
molybdenum
Which food source is an exceptionally good source of selenium?
A. Brazil nuts
B. Seafood
C. Organ meats
D. Whole grains - accurate answers-A. Brazil nuts
A deficiency in which trace mineral can cause anemia?
A. Iodine
B. Iron
C. Zinc
D. Selenium - accurate answers-B. Iron
What is the potassium-sodium ratio recommended by the dietary approaches
to stop hypertension (DASH) diet?
A. Increased potassium, decreased sodium
B. Decreased potassium, increased sodium
C. Equal intake of potassium and sodium
D. No specific potassium-sodium ratio - accurate answers-C. Equal intake of
potassium and sodium
Rationale: According to the DASH diet an equal intake of potassium and
sodium can help prevent the development of hypertension
What is a function of Chloride?
A. Maintaining acid-base balance
B. Opposing the action of sodium
C. Killing bacteria in food that enters the stomach
D. Activating pepsin enzymes to break down protein - accurate answers-A.
Maintaining acid-base balance
Rationale: Chloride helps maintain the body's acid base balance
What can cause chloride toxicity?
, A. Severe dehydration
B. Prolonged use of supplements
C. A diet high in processed foods
D. Exceeding the recommended upper intake level - accurate answers-A.
Severe dehydration
Rationale: the only known dietary cause of chloride toxicity occurs as a result
of severe dehydration
What is the primary cause of a chloride deficiency?
A. Diarrhea
B. Menkes Disease
C. Low dietary intake
D. Vomiting - accurate answers-D. Vomiting
Rationale: The primary cause of chloride deficiency is excessive loss of
hydrochloric acid through vomiting
The nurse is teaching a pregnancy patient in good general health about the
importance of iron intake. How many mg of iron does the nurse recommend
the patient to consume daily?
A. 9
B. 27
C. 33
D. 60 - accurate answers-B. 27
Inadequate absorption resulting in rickets is caused by which of the following
deficiencies ?
A. vitamin D
B. Calcium
C. Phosphorus
D. Calcitonin - accurate answers-A. vitamin D
The nurse is caring for a patient with a selenium deficiency. For which disease
is the patient at risk ?
A. Balo disease
B. Crohns' disease
C. CREST disease
D. Kashin-Bek disease - accurate answers-D. Kashin-Bek disease
A deficiency in which mineral can cause symptoms of heart muscle weakness
with possible cardiac arrest ?
A. Calcium
B. Sodium
C. Potassium
D. Magnesium - accurate answers-A. Potassium
What is the main function of sodium in the body?
A. Blood clotting
B. Bone and teeth formation
C. Intracellular fluid control
D. Maintenance of body water balance - accurate answers-D. Maintenance of
body water balance
Which disease is associated with excessive sodium intake?
A. Edema
B. Hypertension
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hyperthyroidism - accurate answers-B. Hypertension
Which mineral is considered a major mineral? Select all that apply.
A. Iron
B. Phosphorus
C. Zinc
D. Sulfur
E. Manganese - accurate answers-B. Phosphorus
D. Sulfur
E. Maganese
Which food is rich in molybdenum? Select all that apply.
A. Whole grains
B. Chicken
C. Legumes
D. String beans
E. Leafy vegetables
F. Coffee - accurate answers-A. Whole grains
C. Legumes
,E. Leafy vegetables
Rationale: Most animal products such as chicken, vegetables such as string
beans, fruit, and foods containing caffeine are poor dietary sources of
molybdenum
Which food source is an exceptionally good source of selenium?
A. Brazil nuts
B. Seafood
C. Organ meats
D. Whole grains - accurate answers-A. Brazil nuts
A deficiency in which trace mineral can cause anemia?
A. Iodine
B. Iron
C. Zinc
D. Selenium - accurate answers-B. Iron
What is the potassium-sodium ratio recommended by the dietary approaches
to stop hypertension (DASH) diet?
A. Increased potassium, decreased sodium
B. Decreased potassium, increased sodium
C. Equal intake of potassium and sodium
D. No specific potassium-sodium ratio - accurate answers-C. Equal intake of
potassium and sodium
Rationale: According to the DASH diet an equal intake of potassium and
sodium can help prevent the development of hypertension
What is a function of Chloride?
A. Maintaining acid-base balance
B. Opposing the action of sodium
C. Killing bacteria in food that enters the stomach
D. Activating pepsin enzymes to break down protein - accurate answers-A.
Maintaining acid-base balance
Rationale: Chloride helps maintain the body's acid base balance
What can cause chloride toxicity?
, A. Severe dehydration
B. Prolonged use of supplements
C. A diet high in processed foods
D. Exceeding the recommended upper intake level - accurate answers-A.
Severe dehydration
Rationale: the only known dietary cause of chloride toxicity occurs as a result
of severe dehydration
What is the primary cause of a chloride deficiency?
A. Diarrhea
B. Menkes Disease
C. Low dietary intake
D. Vomiting - accurate answers-D. Vomiting
Rationale: The primary cause of chloride deficiency is excessive loss of
hydrochloric acid through vomiting
The nurse is teaching a pregnancy patient in good general health about the
importance of iron intake. How many mg of iron does the nurse recommend
the patient to consume daily?
A. 9
B. 27
C. 33
D. 60 - accurate answers-B. 27
Inadequate absorption resulting in rickets is caused by which of the following
deficiencies ?
A. vitamin D
B. Calcium
C. Phosphorus
D. Calcitonin - accurate answers-A. vitamin D
The nurse is caring for a patient with a selenium deficiency. For which disease
is the patient at risk ?
A. Balo disease
B. Crohns' disease
C. CREST disease
D. Kashin-Bek disease - accurate answers-D. Kashin-Bek disease
