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CH 16 Therapeutic Nu
CH 16 Therapeutic Nutrition
Question | Answer |
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ANOREXIA NERVOSA | causes the client to drastically reduce calories, causing altered metabolism, which results in hair loss, low blood pressure, weakness, amenorrhea, brain damage, and even death |
BULIMIA | a syndrome in which the client alternately binges and purges by inducing vomiting and using laxatives and diuretics to get rid of ingested food. |
MALNUTRITION | poor nutrition |
KWASHIOKOR | deficiency disease caused by extreme lack of protein |
OBESITY | excessive body fat, 20% above average |
HYPERTENSION | higher than normal blood pressure |
HYPERLIPIDEMIA | excessive amounts of fats in the blood |
TRIGLYCERIDES | combinations of fatty acids and glycerol |
ATHEROSCLEROSIS | a form of arteriosclerosis affecting the intima (inner lining) of the artery walls. |
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS | generic term for thickened arteries |
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE | a form of decompensated heart disease |