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Minerals
Nutrient Delivery
Diabetes Mellitus
Water
Renal Disease
100
Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs are used to test for this
What is Tetany
100
An intravenous feeding that provides all nutrients known to be required
What is Total Parenteral Nutrition or TPN?
100
"Poly" triad of signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus
What is polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia
100
The 13 water transport proteins are better known as this
What are aquaporins
100
This "cup shaped" area makes up the top of the nephron
What is Bowman's capsule
200
Sodium's best friend
What is Chloride
200
Your blender won't be just for Margerita's any longer when placed on this kind of diet....
What is a pureed diet
200
Meal spacing is more important for this type of diabetes
What is Type I
200
Hypothyroidism, heart failure, severe protein deficiency, and some kidney conditions are all conditions that can cause this:
What is edema
200
This most common kidney disease is known for it's production of albumin in the urine
What is diabetic nephropathy
300
Deficiency of Iodine results in
What is Goiter
300
This method of tube feeding is most preferred by medical professionals
What is continuous feeding
300
This is the only insulin which can be administered intravenously
What is regular insulin, or Humulin
300
Water also comes from the foods we eat. Eating 20 grams of carbohydrates would give us this many grams of water:
What is 12
300
Once a person's glomerular filtration rate sinks below 15 mL/min, it is time for this to begin
What is dialysis
400
Children absorb 75% of this, while adults absorb only 30%, even if they consume the same amount!
What is Calcium
400
A more commonly used name for a gastrostomy, and the most commonly used tube insertion method
What is a PEG
400
Missing doses of insulin or getting an infection are two precipitating factors of this
What is ketoacidosis
400
Our body's daily obligatory excretion of water must minimally be this amount in order to maintain homeostasis
What is 400-600 mL
400
It doesn't take a mathematician to know that this is another name for a kidney stone
What is urinary calculus
500
Many toy manufacturers have recalled products in fear of causing Plumbism, a toxic amount of this...
What is Lead
500
This ONE is a newer system of PPN developed to allow for a higher osmotic load to be delivered peripherally
What is "All in One" or "Three in One"
500
Islet cell tumors are the most likely cause of this condition
What is hypoglycemia
500
In a healthy adult, fluid intake and output should be approximately
What is equal
500
Nephrosclerosis, caused by arteriosclerosis, can eventually cause this condition
What is hypertensive kidney disease