Williams' Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy, 14e (LPN Threads) 14th Edition by Staci Nix
Williams' Basic Nutrition & Diet Therapy, 14e (LPN Threads) 14th Edition by Staci Nix
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Chapter 23: Nutrition Support in Cancer and AIDS
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | genetic code. |
| b. | outside environment. |
| c. | endoplasmic reticulum. |
| d. | nutrients taken into the cell. |
ANS: A
Cell operation is guided by a cell’s genes and genetic code.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 472 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
| a. | neoplasms. |
| b. | promotion. |
| c. | initiation. |
| d. | Progression. |
ANS: C
Initiation is the point at which a mutagen causes irreversible damage to the DNA.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 472 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
| a. | processed foods. |
| b. | radiation exposure. |
| c. | food-borne disease. |
| d. | diabetes mellitus. |
ANS: B
Causes of cancer include mutations or changes in a cell’s genes; chemical carcinogens such as cigarette smoke; radiation from x-rays, radioactive materials, sunlight, or atomic wastes; viruses; epidemiologic factors; stress factors; and some dietary factors linking deficiencies of specific nutrients with and increased risk of DNA damage and cancer.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 473
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
| a. | increased metabolism of water-soluble vitamins. |
| b. | increased metabolism caused by emotional stress. |
| c. | severe malnutrition with atrophy of organs and tissues. |
| d. | increased hormonal levels associated with stress. |
ANS: C
Severe malnutrition compromises the capacity of the immune system as a result of the atrophy of the organs and tissues that are involved in immunity.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 473 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
| a. | T cell. |
| b. | cell. |
| c. | phagocyte. |
| d. | lymphocyte. |
ANS: A
T cells are lymphocytes derived from the thymus cells, and cells are lymphocytes derived from the bursal intestinal cells.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 473 TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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