GI System
Entry into the digestive or gastrointestinal system
What is the mouth or buccal cavity?
The kidneys filter blood and remove this
What are waste products?
Lack of proper nutrition from insufficient food or an improper diet
What is malnutrition?
# of mLs in 1 ounce
What is 30?
No restrictions
What is a regular diet?
involuntary muscle contractions in the GI system that move food along
What is peristalsis?
Urinary tract infections are more common in this gender
What is female?
A person with difficulty swallowing, also called _____ should be elevated to at least this head of bed angle to prevent aspiration.
What is dysphagia, 90 degrees unless contraindicated?
Fluid that is eliminated from the body each day
What is output?
Pudding-like consistency
What is a pureed diet?
Main 3 functions of the Gastrointestinal (GI) System
What are digestion, absorption, and elimination?
Name 2 normal changes to the urinary system with aging
What are GFR decline, urinary retention/incomplete bladder emptying, more frequent urination, bladder muscles weaken
The process of breaking down and transforming all nutrients to provide energy and growth
What is metabolism?
Name 2 examples of output a PCT might measure
What are urine, stool, emesis, drain outputs, nasogastric drainage.
Type of diet that must be soft in texture and require meals to be cut into small pieces
What is a mechanical soft diet?
Most digestion occurs in this organ
What are the small intestines?
This blood test measures the rate of blood that is filtered by the kidneys
What is the GFR (glomerular filtration rate)?
The average daily water intake for the average adult
What is 2-3 liters?
Intake is any food that turns to ______ at room temperature
What is liquid?
This nutrient is managed in a diabetic diet
What are carbohydrates?
3 changes due to aging that occur to the GI system in the elderly
decreased saliva, decreased vitamin and mineral absorption, decreased motility resulting in constipation, longer digestive process, dulled sense of taste
The kidneys secrete this substance that assists with RBC production
What is erythropoietin?
List all 6 basic nutrients
What are water, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, and minerals?
What is 330 mL?
A thickened liquid consistency that pours very slowly
What are honey-thickened liquids?