Exam 2 PN144 trez contents Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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Course
PN144
Institution
PN144
What is BMI?
Body Mass Index
What does BMI measure?
measures weight in relation to height and correlates this with body fat
What are the BMI ranges?
1. Underweight: Under 18.5
2. Healthy Weight: 18.5-24.9
3. Overweight: 25-29.9
4. Obese: 30 or greater
What are the risk factors for ob...
✓ •Weight loss programs
✓ •If ineffective, medications may be prescribed to:
✓ oPrevent digestion of fats
✓ oSuppress appetite
✓ •If ineffective, Bariatric Surgery may be an option
✓ •Low fowler position to maximize chest expansion
✓ •Supplemental O2 if indicated
✓ •Use appropriately-sized BP for accurate readings
✓ •Use bariatric equipment such as lifts, transport equipment, beds, bedside
commodes, trapeze bar
✓ •Assess factors that are altering nutrition intake
Post bariatric surgery nursing care
✓ •Monitor for anastomotic leak - life threatening!!
✓ •Do not reposition NG tube
✓ •Monitor for post-op complications r/t obesity
✓ •Monitor bowel sounds and measure abdominal girth daily or as prescribed
✓ •Ambulate ASAP
✓ •Resume fluids ASAP
✓ •Liquid/pureed diet for 1st 6 weeks, not more than a cup at a time
✓ •Educate client to walk at least 30 min daily, take vitamin and mineral supplements, 6
small meals/day, and report S/S of dehydration as well as S/S of Dumping syndrome:
cramps, diarrhea, tachycardia, diiness, fatigue
•Teach to avoid empty calories (soda) and to eat nutrient-dense foodszz
Osteoporosis Pathophysiology
✓ •Osteoclasts - cells in bones which Break down bone tissue.
✓ •Osteoblasts - cells in bones which make new bone tissue.
✓ •Formation of new bone occurs more rapidly than bone resorption/destruction until
in one's 30, after the time of peak bone mass
✓ •After that time, bones become thinner with larger holes in the spongy bone/tissue,
and even minimal stress can fracture the bone.
osteoporosis risk factors (modifiable)
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