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Nutrition 11112010
Nutrition, Chapter 20 Nursing Assistants
Question | Answer |
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Anorexia | The loss of appetite |
aspiration | Breathing fluid or an object into the lungs |
calorie | The amount of energy produced when the body burns food. |
Daily Reference Values (DRVs) | The maximum daily intake values for total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, and dietary fiber. |
Daily Value (DV) | How a serving fits into the daily diet; expressed in a percent(%) based on a daily diet of 2000 calories |
dehydration | A decrease in the amount of water in body tissues |
dysphagia | Difficulty (dys) swallowing (phagia) |
edema | The swelling of body tissues with water |
enteral nutrition | Giving nutrients through the gastrointestinal tract (enteral) |
flow rate | The number of drops/minute (gtt/min), millilters per hour or cc/hr. |
gastrostomy tube | A tube inserted through a surgically created opening (stomy) into the stomach (gastro); stomach tube. |
gavage | Tube feeding |
graduate | A measuring container for fluid |
intake | The amount of fluid taken |
intravenous (IV) therapy | Giving fluids through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein; IV, IV therapy, and IV infusion |
jejunostomy tube | a tube inserted into the intestines through a surgically created opening (stomy) |
nasogastric (NG) tube | A tube inserted through the nose (naso) into the stomach (gastric) |
nasointestinal tube | A tube inserted through the nose (naso) into the small intestine (intestinal) |
nutrient | A substance that is ingested, digested, absorbed, and used by the body |
nutrition | The processes involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and use of foods and fluids by the body |
output | the amount of fluid lost |
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube | A tube inserted into the stomach (gastro) through a stab or puncture wound (stomy) made through (per) the skin (cutaneous); a lighted instrument (scope) allows the doctor to see inside a body cavity or organ (endo) |
regurgitation | The backward flow of food from the stomach into the mouth |