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WGU NUTRITION D440 Questions and
Correct Answers
What two work together? Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? Rickets, osteoporosis,
chvostek's sign, trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium Milk and milk products, orange juice,
salmon, sardines, soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale,
broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous High protein food like milk,
yogurt, cheese, eggs, meat, and fish
High sodium= Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? k+ foods
Food sources of potassium Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet
potatoes, spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams,
halibut and kidney beans
Food sources of magnesium Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole
grains, cocoa, spinach, oats
Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with Kidney
disease, adrenal crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged
food, and dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? Vitamin C
Sources of iron Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark
green leafy veg, oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 Asparagus, edamame,
spinach, orange juice, chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas,
garbanzo beans, legumes, YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker cereals
Iodine deficiencies are Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
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Sources of iodine Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
Food sources of zinc Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat,
yogurt, soybeans, legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for
vision
Food sources of vitamin a Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach, sweet
potatoes, yams, pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and
butter, cream, milk
Vitamin K is for KALE
Vitamin k deficiency is Severe malabsorption disorders like crohns
Sources of vitamin K Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips,
mustard greens and beets
Vitamin C is SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
Vitamin c increases Iron absorption
Vitamin c sources Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis, berries,
lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables, PEPPERS
Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources Bread, flour, cereal, rice,
pasta, beans and legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk Vegans, alcoholics, pts with
crohns disease
Sources of vitamin b3 niacin Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver,
almond, soybeans and grains
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources beef liver, chicken, fish,
peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for Patients who lack teeth
Dysphagia Pts who have difficulty chewing and swallowing.
Have risk for nutrient deficiencies also
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WGU NUTRITION D440 Questions and
Correct Answers
What two work together? Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? Rickets, osteoporosis,
chvostek's sign, trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium Milk and milk products, orange juice,
salmon, sardines, soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale,
broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous High protein food like milk,
yogurt, cheese, eggs, meat, and fish
High sodium= Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? k+ foods
Food sources of potassium Bananas, oranges, dried prunes, sweet
potatoes, spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams,
halibut and kidney beans
Food sources of magnesium Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole
grains, cocoa, spinach, oats
Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with Kidney
disease, adrenal crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium Processed foods, fast food, junk, packaged
food, and dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? Vitamin C
Sources of iron Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark
green leafy veg, oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 Asparagus, edamame,
spinach, orange juice, chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas,
garbanzo beans, legumes, YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker cereals
Iodine deficiencies are Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
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Sources of iodine Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
Food sources of zinc Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat,
yogurt, soybeans, legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for
vision
Food sources of vitamin a Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach, sweet
potatoes, yams, pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and
butter, cream, milk
Vitamin K is for KALE
Vitamin k deficiency is Severe malabsorption disorders like crohns
Sources of vitamin K Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips,
mustard greens and beets
Vitamin C is SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
Vitamin c increases Iron absorption
Vitamin c sources Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis, berries,
lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables, PEPPERS
Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources Bread, flour, cereal, rice,
pasta, beans and legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk Vegans, alcoholics, pts with
crohns disease
Sources of vitamin b3 niacin Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver,
almond, soybeans and grains
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources beef liver, chicken, fish,
peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for Patients who lack teeth
Dysphagia Pts who have difficulty chewing and swallowing.
Have risk for nutrient deficiencies also
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