Kilocalories
1 gram of carbohydrates equal how many kcals
What are 4?
A BMI of this is considered obese
What is 30 or greater?
Your patient is suffering from anorexia. You know appetite may be stimulated by the following:
What is offering small frequent meals, make sure food is warm, restrict fluids with meals, providing frequent oral hygiene, eating with friends, presenting food in an appetizing manner, eat in a comfortable position, and controlling pain?
1 gram of protein equals how many kcals
What is 4?
Newborns should only be given the following
What is breastmilk or formula?
Your patient is on a clear liquid diet. You know this may include:
What is coffee, tea, broth, popsicles, water, juice?
1 gram of fat equals how many kcals
What is 9?
You know that the following may contribute to weight gain/obesity
What is developmental age, lifestyle choices, medications, diet?
Your patient asks you about saturated and unsaturated fats. You know that saturated fats:
What are may lead to heart disease, increase cholesterol levels, and increases LDL?
Sedentary women and the elderly require this many kcals per day
What is 1600?
You placed an NGT. You know that placement may be checked in the following ways:
What is xray (best choice), ph testing of aspirate (5.0 or less), capnometry (positive indicates lung placement), auscultation of air?
Your patient is on the Keto diet. You know that this may lead to ketosis which is caused by:
What is an increased fat intake leading to higher acidity in the blood and an acid-base imbalance?
Teenage boys, active men, and very active women require this many kcals per day
What is 2800?
Your patient is obese. You would like to educate them on safe weight loss. You encourage the following:
What is encourage healthy eating such as following a DASH diet, encourage healthy habits, educate about MyPlate, encourage to stay away from fad diets?
Your patient has a wound. You know that these are the building blocks of cells that encourage healing:
What are amino acids often found in protein?