Assignment: Nutrition Issues
Assignment: Nutrition Issues
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Assignment: Nutrition Issues
Extra Credit assignment.
1.- What are today’s nutrition issues?
2.- During the past 30 years, what is happening with child
obesity?
3.- Is the Pediatric Overweight a problem that concern
only one area of the United States?
4.- Write the BMI formula.
5.- what are the recommendation you would give a family
with an obese child?
Question 19: A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents for her first Pap smear. Her history includes nulligravida, age at first intercourse 14, and more than 10 sexual partners. Which of the following conditions should the clinician be particularly alert for during her exam?
a. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b. Endometrial hyperplasia
c. Vagismus
d. Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Question 20: Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache?
a. A female in her reproductive years
b. A 40-year-old African American male
c. A 55-year-old female who drinks 10 cups of coffee daily
d. A 45-year-old male awakened at night
Question 21: A sunscreen with a sun-protection factor (SPF) of at least what number will block most harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation?
a. 4
b. 8 d
c. 10
d. 15
Question 22: Which of the following classes of drugs should be used as first-line therapy for treatment of delirium?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Antipsychotics
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Antidepressants
Question 23: What is the treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with testicular cancer?
a. Radical orchidectomy
b. Lumpectomy
c. Radiation implants
d. All of the above
Nutrition is the that interprets the interaction of and other substances in in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, , , , and .
The of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the availability and of foods. For humans, a includes and storage methods that preserve nutrients from oxidation, heat or leaching, and that reduces risk of .
In humans, an unhealthy diet can cause deficiency-related diseases such as , , , , and , or nutrient excess health-threatening conditions such as and ; and such common chronic systemic diseases as , , and .Undernutrition can lead to in acute cases, and the of in chronic cases of .