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Unit 26: Nutrition, Diets, and I&O

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show entire process by which the body takes in food for growth and repair, energy, and to maintain health.  
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show process of breaking down food into simple substances that can be used by the body for nourishment.  
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Nutrients   show
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Amino acids   show
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show used to repair and rebuild the body’s cells.  
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Carbohydrates   show
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Fats   show
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show fiber or roughage essential for regular bowel movements (found in fruits, vegetables and whole wheat grains).  
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show bowel movement, eliminating solid waste from the body.  
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Dehydration   show
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show profuse sweating.  
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Edema   show
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Emesis   show
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show surgical opening into the stomach  
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show tube that is placed through the nostril, down the back of the throat and into the stomach.  
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show Intake is any fluid that goes into your body, and Output is any fluid that comes out of your body.  
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show to encourage fluid intake.  
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show only fluids you can see through: water, ginger ale, sprite, apple juice, cranberry juice, tea with no milk, coffee with no cream, jello, and broth.  
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show soup, sherbert, jello, milk shake, frappe, yogurt, ice cream, cream of wheat, (and everything that is on a clear liquid diet).  
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show soft foods such as scrambled eggs, macaroni and cheese, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, (for people who have difficulty chewing or swallowing or who have missing teeth).  
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Regular diet (also called a General diet or a House diet)   show
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show a low sodium or low salt diet, for people who have hypertension or heart trouble such as CHF (Congestive Heart Failure).  
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Diabetic diet   show
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show nothing by mouth.  
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show Total Parenteral Nutrition, (specially mixed IV bag that has proteins, carbs, and fats and vitamins given through a large vein only).  
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show to accidentally breathe food or fluid into your airway and your lungs.  
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Enteral feedings   show
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show the rate at which a person burns calories when they are at rest.  
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show a chart that compares height and weight to determine if a person’s weight is underweight, normal, overweight, obese, or morbidly obese.  
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show excessive vomiting during the condition of pregnancy.  
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show difficulty swallowing.  
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