N-265 HIV/Cancer
1. Strategies that may help maximize a
food intake in patients with HIV/AIDS
or cancer include:
a. Eating several small meals and
snacks
b. Drinking one or two glasses of
water with meals
c. Not eating until hungry to avoid
nausea
d. Taking a daily multivitamin
AIDS pt's have decreased immune Malnutrition; Infection
function w/high risk of ______ and ______.
, N-265 HIV/Cancer
AIDS related wasting syndrome involuntary weight loss of greater than 10%
month with the presence of chronic diarrh
weakness, or fever for more than 30 days
, N-265 HIV/Cancer
Bone marrow cells and cells lining b. have a rapid turnover rate.
the gastrointestinal tract are more
susceptible than other cells to
damage caused by chemotherapy
because they
a. are target cells for drugs.
b. have a rapid turnover rate.
c. are exposed to higher doses of the
drugs.
d. absorb more of the drugs than
they excrete.
, N-265 HIV/Cancer
A calculated BMI of <18.5 is mortality
associated with increased risk of
_______.
Cancer -The uncontrolled growth of cells that ten
invade surrounding tissue and metastasize
to distant body sites.
-The second leading cause of death (over
million/year)
-2/3rd of those diagnosed are 65+ years o
1. Strategies that may help maximize a
food intake in patients with HIV/AIDS
or cancer include:
a. Eating several small meals and
snacks
b. Drinking one or two glasses of
water with meals
c. Not eating until hungry to avoid
nausea
d. Taking a daily multivitamin
AIDS pt's have decreased immune Malnutrition; Infection
function w/high risk of ______ and ______.
, N-265 HIV/Cancer
AIDS related wasting syndrome involuntary weight loss of greater than 10%
month with the presence of chronic diarrh
weakness, or fever for more than 30 days
, N-265 HIV/Cancer
Bone marrow cells and cells lining b. have a rapid turnover rate.
the gastrointestinal tract are more
susceptible than other cells to
damage caused by chemotherapy
because they
a. are target cells for drugs.
b. have a rapid turnover rate.
c. are exposed to higher doses of the
drugs.
d. absorb more of the drugs than
they excrete.
, N-265 HIV/Cancer
A calculated BMI of <18.5 is mortality
associated with increased risk of
_______.
Cancer -The uncontrolled growth of cells that ten
invade surrounding tissue and metastasize
to distant body sites.
-The second leading cause of death (over
million/year)
-2/3rd of those diagnosed are 65+ years o
