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Chapter 34- Drug Therapy for Weight Management
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | A patient has a body mass index of 27 and weighs 160 pounds. What is this patient considered to be? | |
| A) | Underweight | |
| B) | Overweight | |
| C) | Obese | |
| D) | Desired weight | |
| Ans: | B | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Overweight is defined as a body mass index of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2. The patient is not underweight, obese, or at the desired weight. Obesity cannot be determined solely on the basis of body weight. | ||
| 2. | When the nurse is educating a women’s group on obesity and healthy eating, which of the following statements is most accurate? | |
| A) | Consuming 3500 extra calories in a week will result in 1 pound of fat. | |
| B) | Extra calories are converted to amino acids or protein. | |
| C) | Food that contains large amounts of fat stimulates energy. | |
| D) | Women will typically expend more energy than men because of muscle tissue. | |
| Ans: | A | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Consuming an extra 500 calories each day for a week results in 3500 excess calories, or 1 pound of fat. Excess calories are converted to triglycerides, not amino acids. Foods that contain carbohydrates and protein stimulate energy expenditure. Men expend more energy than women. | ||
| 3. | A school nurse is in the planning stages of a health promotion campaign that will address childhood obesity. Of the following, which is an environmental factor believed to have contributed most to increased weight in children? | |
| A) | Playing video games | |
| B) | Genetic changes | |
| C) | Increased social acceptance of obesity | |
| D) | Increased incidence of depression | |
| Ans: | A | |
| Feedback: | ||
| For both adults and children, increased time watching television, playing video and computer games, and working on computers contributes to less physical activity and promotes weight gain. Depression, social factors, and genetic factors are not environmental influences. | ||
| 4. | A nurse is instructing parents about health and nutrition. The nurse should state that overweight children are more likely than normal-weight children to develop which disease process? | |
| A) | Glaucoma | |
| B) | Migraine headache | |
| C) | Scoliosis | |
| D) | Diabetes mellitus | |
| Ans: | D | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Overweight and obese children are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Overweight children are not particularly prone to developing glaucoma, migraine headache, or scoliosis. | ||
| 5. | A patient is prescribed phentermine (Ionamin) in an effort to promote weight loss. What is the most common adverse effect of phentermine? | |
| A) | Dry mouth | |
| B) | Hypernatremia | |
| C) | Fatigue | |
| D) | Hypoglycemia | |
| Ans: | A | |
| Feedback: | ||
| The most commonly reported adverse effects of phentermine are nervousness, dry mouth, constipation, and hypertension. Hypernatremia, fatigue, and hypoglycemia are not adverse effects of phentermine. | ||
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