Study Guide
A comprehensive nutritional assessment is a full assessment of a patient's nutritional status and
includes a ...... - correct answer ✔✔dietary history, laboratory blood work, anthropometric
measurements, and additional physical assessments.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) defines healthy weight gain standards during
pregnancy and states that ________ lbs is normal for a healthy-weight patient. - correct answer
✔✔25 to 35
The nurse would remind older adult patients to get plenty of vitamin _______ and _______ to
prevent osteoporosis. - correct answer ✔✔D; calcium
______ deficiency is important in preventing anemia. - correct answer ✔✔Iron
Vitamin ___ is important in maintaining skin health - correct answer ✔✔A
vitamin _____ is helpful in maintaining healthy gums. - correct answer ✔✔C
Vitamin _____, or pyridoxine, helps in amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism,
neurotransmitter synthesis, and hemoglobin synthesis. - correct answer ✔✔B6
Deficiency of vitamin B6 affects the synthesis of hemoglobin, resulting in ______ conjunctivae. -
correct answer ✔✔pale
Vitamin _____ helps regulate the sensory function of the peripheral nerves; therefore a
deficiency of this vitamin may cause peripheral neuropathy in the patient. - correct answer
✔✔B6
,Deficiency of niacin and riboflavin may cause __________ in the patient. - correct answer
✔✔cheilosis
Disorientation may occur because of the deficiency of vitamin _____. - correct answer ✔✔B12
Deficiency of ____________- may cause red discoloration of the conjunctival layer in the
patient. - correct answer ✔✔riboflavin
The normal range of HDL cholesterol in a male patient is ___ mg/dL or above with the desirable
level at ____ mg/dL or above. - correct answer ✔✔40; 60
The _____________ assessment helps assess the nutritional status in older patients who are in
long-term care. - correct answer ✔✔mini nutritional
The _____________ helps assess all the food and beverages consumed during a typical 24-hour
period. - correct answer ✔✔24-hour recall
The __________ screening tool helps assess malnutrition in adult acute care patients. - correct
answer ✔✔malnutrition
The __________________________ helps assess the intake of a variety of food groups on a
daily, weekly, or even longer basis. - correct answer ✔✔food frequency questionnaire
Bleeding gums and splinter hemorrhages of the nails are signs of vitamin ___ deficiency. -
correct answer ✔✔C
Eczema indicates a ___________ deficiency. - correct answer ✔✔linoleic acid
, Bitot spots are foamy plaques on the corneas and occur from vitamin ____ deficiency. - correct
answer ✔✔A
__________ are cholesterol deposits in the corner of the eyes from excessive serum levels of
LDLs or VLDLs - correct answer ✔✔Xanthomas
_______ deficiency may cause blepharitis - correct answer ✔✔Biotin
________ deficiency causes papillary atrophy in the patient. - correct answer ✔✔Niacin
_________ deficiency causes hyporeflexia and peripheral neuropathy. - correct answer
✔✔Thiamine
_____________ ____________involves a group of risk factors that lead to the occurrence of
cardiovascular problems. - correct answer ✔✔Metabolic syndrome
________ deficiency leads to pellagra, which refers to the occurrence of pigmented lesions on
the skin of a patient. - correct answer ✔✔Niacin
________ occurs when there is a decrease in red blood cells - correct answer ✔✔Anemia
Vitamin ____ deficiency may cause keratomalacia in the patient; it involves the drying and
clouding of the cornea. - correct answer ✔✔A
The patient who has ________ diabetes during pregnancy may give birth to an infant weighing
10 pounds or more; it is a form of type 1 diabetes in which destruction of the beta cells of the
pancreas leads to an increase in blood sugar levels. - correct answer ✔✔latent