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Name That Organ
Energy
Minerals
Counting on You
100

Act of body breaking down food into simple substances and either absorbing into bloodstream as nutrients or eliminated by body as waste

Digestion

100

hollow tubular organ located in the neck and chest that connects the mouth to the stomach

Esophagus

100

the energy that is stored in food

Calories

100

thyroid regulation

iodine

100

Blood sugar after being NPO for 8 hours, < 100

Fasting blood sugar

200

promote the development of cancer, heart disease, and other disease

Free radicals

200

organ that holds and digests food using acids and enzymes, Food remains here for 2 to 8 hours.

Stomach

200

Provide the body with energy it needs to function and are primary building blocks of any diet

Macronutrients

200

fluid balance, muscle function, nerve transmission

Potassium

200

When checking placement of the NGT, pH should be between what?

gastric pH 1-4, up to 6

300

Occurs when something other than air enters the lungs, including food, liquid, or other material

Aspiration

300

responsible for filtering toxins from the blood and producing bile that breaks down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

Liver

300

Required for optimal growth, development, and body function

Micronutrients

300

helps with strengthening bones and teeth, nerve signal transmission, and muscle contraction and relaxation

Calcium

300

Flush NGT after feeding with how many mls of water?

30 ml

400

Fluid slowly drips in dollops off spoon

Honey-like thickener

400

The sac-like organ that stores the bile produced by the liver and releases it when needed

Gallbladder

400

Major building block of the body

Protein

400

helps boost immune system and promotes wound healing

Zinc

400

works in 30 minutes to 1 hour, peaks in 2-4 hours, lasts 4-12 hours

Regular or short-acting insulin

500

decrease effectiveness of birth control, cardiac medications, antidepressants

St Johns Wort

500

Food from the stomach moves here, where it is broken down further and nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream

Small intestine

500

Macronutrient provides body’s cells, organs, tissues with energy they need to function

Carbohydrates

500

part of hemoglobin and provides oxygen to muscles

Iron

500

Calculate the BMI, patient is 5 foot 6 and weighs 145 pounds

BMI is 23.4

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