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Ms. Beck is a 55- year old active, career focused African American female. Recently, while driving home from work, she felt lightheaded and had blurred vision. After a few minutes, the feeling past but she contacted her doctor. Her doctor orders blood work and determines she has Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). Upon discussion, Ms. Beck also noted she had recently gained 8 lbs. due to increased appetite and was waking frequently during the night to urinate. Medical profile:HbA1c 10.2 (high)Fasting blood glucose 192 (high)BMI 28 (overweight)24- hour food recall:Breakfast: Cereal with skim milk; apple juice; bananaLunch: Ham and cheese Poboy; potato chips; brownie; sodaDinner: Spaghetti and meatballs; roll; broccoli; Sweet teaSnacks: hummus and carrots; ice creamReferring to the information from the above scenario, complete questions 82-94________________________________________________________People with diabetes do not require any special diet foods or “diabetic” foods to control their blood glucose levels.

Your patient is to receive Morphine 4 mg IM every 4 hours prn pain. Available is Morphine 5mg per 2 mL. How many mL will you administer? (If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.)Enter the numeric value only! ml

The physician has ordered 500 ml of LR to infuse in 4 hours. The gtt factor is 20. Calculate the flow rate to deliver the volume in gtt/min. (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.) gtt/min Enter the numeric value only!

An appropriate recommendation for a patient with cancer who has a poor appetite is to

Medical nutrition therapy for nephrotic syndrome includes

Hepatitis is usually the result of

You are to administer an IVPB of Zosyn 2.38 g in 100mL of NS and infused in 3hrs. The drop factor is 15.  At what rate will you set the infusion pump in mL/hr? (If rounding is necessary, round to the nearest tenth)  ml/hrEnter the numeric value only!

Ms. Beck is a 55- year old active, career focused African American female. Recently, while driving home from work, she felt lightheaded and had blurred vision. After a few minutes, the feeling past but she contacted her doctor. Her doctor orders blood work and determines she has Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). Upon discussion, Ms. Beck also noted she had recently gained 8 lbs. due to increased appetite and was waking frequently during the night to urinate. Medical profile:HbA1c 10.2 (high)Fasting blood glucose 192 (high)BMI 28 (overweight)24- hour food recall:Breakfast: Cereal with skim milk; apple juice; bananaLunch: Ham and cheese Poboy; potato chips; brownie; sodaDinner: Spaghetti and meatballs; roll; broccoli; Sweet teaSnacks: hummus and carrots; ice creamReferring to the information from the above scenario, complete questions 82-94________________________________________________________Ms. Beck notes an increase in urination, what is the medical term for this?

Patients who receive chemotherapeutic drugs often develop

Scenario. Read the scenario below and identify the choice that best answers the questions that follow. Hint: Be sure to answer the questions in order. Mrs. Lewis is a 57 year old female. She was diagnosed a year ago with essential hypertension. She is attempting to control her blood pressure without medication. She began a walking program resulting in a 10 lb. weight loss. Mrs. Lewis describes her appetite as “very good” and likes to cook but prefers dining out 2-3 times per week at various restaurants. She also drinks 1-2 cans of beer every night. Mrs. Lewis was a smoker for 15 years but quit a year ago once she was diagnosed with hypertension. Mrs. Lewis expressed a desire to achieve a healthy body weight, improve her diet and continue her walking program in the hopes of controlling her blood pressure without medication. Medical History:Blood pressure 143/89BMI 26 (overweight)Fasting glucose 102 (high)Total cholesterol 160 (normal)HDL 37 (low)LDL 110 (high)24 hour diet recall:Breakfast- Instant oatmeal with butter and sugar; 1 cup orange juice; 2 cups coffee with cream and sugar; 1 egg with whole wheat toastLunch- 1 can tomato soup; 10 saltine crackers; 1 can diet colaDinner- Small baked chicken breast; 1 large bake potato with butter, salt and pepper; side salad with homemade Italian dressing; 1 cup waterSnack- 2 cups buttered microwave popcornReferring to the information from the above scenario, complete questions 63-71________________________________________________________Which of the following lunch ideas would you recommend to Mrs. Lewis that best follows her therapeutic diet?