Nurse Aide-Ch.20 terms
anorexia✔✔loss of appetite
aspiration✔✔Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
calorie✔✔the fuel or energy value of food
Daily Value (DV)✔✔How a serving fits into the daily diet; expressed in a percent (%)
based on a daily diet of 2000 calories
dehydration✔✔A decrease in the amount of water in body tissues
dysphagia✔✔difficulty swallowing
edema✔✔the swelling of body tissues with water
graduate✔✔A measuring container for fluid
intake✔✔the amount of fluid taken in
nutrient✔✔A substance that is ingested, digested, absorbed, and used by the body
nutrition✔✔The processes involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and use
of foods and fluids by the body
output✔✔The amount of fluid lost
anorexia✔✔loss of appetite
aspiration✔✔Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
calorie✔✔the fuel or energy value of food
Daily Value (DV)✔✔How a serving fits into the daily diet; expressed in a percent (%)
based on a daily diet of 2000 calories
dehydration✔✔A decrease in the amount of water in body tissues
dysphagia✔✔difficulty swallowing
edema✔✔the swelling of body tissues with water
graduate✔✔A measuring container for fluid
intake✔✔the amount of fluid taken in
nutrient✔✔A substance that is ingested, digested, absorbed, and used by the body
nutrition✔✔The processes involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and use
of foods and fluids by the body
output✔✔The amount of fluid lost
