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Becca is admitted to the hospital for dehydration due to persistent vomiting and diarrhea. You have completed a nutrition assessment on day 4 of admission. Since admission she has been receiving IV fluids and the vomiting and diarrhea have stopped. Based on the following information, what body weight illustrated below would you use to determine Becca’s energy requirements?  Ht: 5′         wt. on admit: 92 lbs.       wt today (4 days later): 98 lbs.     wt. 6 months ago: 120 lbs.

Which of the following processes demonstrates a plateau in influx across the cell membrane when plotted against the concentration gradient for the molecule?

Select a correct mechanism by which animals can increase the concentration of an enzyme.

Max is a 22 year male who wants to lose weight. Which of the following are good outcomes goals to encourage Max to achieve based on the following information? Ht: 5′ 9″      Weight: 250 lbs.       Blood Pressure:  140/82 (NL 40)

Amino acid transport by the small intestine:

Use the Nernst equation to calculate the approximate equilibrium potential for K+ at 37C under these conditions: Outside concentration = 100 Inside concentration = 1 log 100/1 = log(100) = 2 log 1/100 = log (0.01) = -2    

Using body mass index (BMI) when completing a nutrition assessment in the elderly can be problematic due to which of the following? 

A healthy, not-fatigued human can increase the force of muscle contraction by:

A drop in arterial PO2 of 50% (from the normal value of 100 to 50 mm Hg) has what effect? .

Choose the TRUE statement about digestion.