Vitamins
Electrolytes
Nutrition
Poisons and Antidotes
Bioterrorism
100
What vitamin is essential for all women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant?
What is folic acid
100
An electrolyte with 1 gram of solute per 100mL of solution is which of the following concentration percents? a. 1% b. 2% c. 10% d. 20 %
What is 1%
100
The CDC reports that more than one third of the population of the United States is _____?
What is obese
100
The leading cause of fatal poisonings in children is from what?
What is iron tablets
100
Which of the following diseases with potential for bioterrorism is a virus? a. anthrax b. plauge c. tularemia d. small pox
What is small pox
200
What vitamin is an antioxidant that prevents cell damage caused by free radicals?
What is vitamin C
200
How are concentrations of electrolytes measured? a. mg/L b. mEq/L c. mOsm/L d. mm/L
What is mEq/L
200
Parenteral nutrition does not include which of the following? a. carbohydrates b. protiens c. fats d. antibiotics
What is antibiotics
200
What is the antidote for acetaminophen overdose?
What is acetylcysteine
200
Anthrax is usually treated with which of the following antibiotics? a. azithromycin b. penicillin c.ciprofloxacin d. diflucan
What is ciprofloxacin
300
What vitamin regulates production and activity of cholesterol molecules in the blood?
What is niacin
300
The ____ are/is responsible for maintaining normal sodium concentrations in plasma and other body fluids.
What is kidneys
300
Enteral nutrition can not be given by what route?
What is IV
300
Calcium channel blocker poisoning can result in which of the following? a. low blood pressure b. arrhythmia c. respiratory failure d. seizure
What is low blood pressure
300
Which of the following is not a way in which people are infected with the plague? a. flea bite b. scratches from animals c. exposure to infected humans d. drinking water
What is drinking water
400
Patients taking which of the following drugs should monitor their vitamin K intake? a. asprin b. clopidogrel c. warfarin d. digoxin
What is warfarin
400
When immediate electrolyte replacement is necessary, which of the following routes of administration is used? a. PO b. IV c. transdermal d. rectal
What is IV
400
Which of the following is not a cause for malnutrition? a. cardiovascular disease b. cancer c. anorexia d. renal failure
What is cardiovascular disease
400
If a patient has ingested a very large dose of water-soluble poison, which of the following methods would be best for the patient? a. supportive care b. use of an antidote c. dialysis d. use of activated charcoal
What is dialysis
400
In what year was smallpox eradicated?
What is 1979
500
What vitamin is used to treat bone softening and muscle weakness?
What is vitamin D
500
What is the term used to describe elevated sodium concentrations relative to normal range?
What is hypernatremia
500
When would insulin be added to parenteral nutrition? a. patient has decreased blood pressure b. patient has increased blood sugar c. patient has decreased blood sugar d. patient has increased blood pressure
What is patient has increased blood sugar
500
Deferoxamine is a chelator for which of the following poisonings? a. acetaminophen b. brown recluse spider c. digoxin d. iron
What is iron
500
Botulinum toxin is not spreading by which of the following? a. contact b.ingestion c. inhalation d. injection
What is contact
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