Nutrition key terms

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  1. 3. metabolic rate / The energy needed to maintain life-sustaining activities.
  2. 5. / an autosomal- recessive disorder, an enzyme required to convert galactose to glucose is missing and if untreated the infant will die.
  3. 7. / a way of getting the body the nutrients it needs in a liquid form of nourishment delivered through a flexible tube.
  4. 9. / a complication of PN that is the result of a puncture insult to the pulmonary system.
  5. 12. / effortless backflow of gastric contents into esophagus or mouth
  6. 14. / difficulty swallowing
  7. 15. / an autosomal recessive genetic disorder; an enzyme needed to metabolize the essential amino acid phenylalanine into tyrosine is missing.
  8. 16. / Are the main source of energy in the diet and each gram produces 4 calories, found in plant foods.
  9. 19. / present when there is sluggish or no flow through the catheter.
  10. 20. acids / form the cell membranes and are essential for neurologic function; a deficiency impairs membrane receptor function and neurotransmitter production and use.
  11. 21. / method of physical examination; listening to the sounds produced by the body, usually with a stethoscope
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  1. 1. / wavelike muscular contractions of the esophagus
  2. 2. / may be added to TPN to provide supplemental calories and provide essential fatty acids.
  3. 4. / results from poor diet or lack of food and happens when the intake of nutrients or energy is either too high, too low, or unbalanced.
  4. 6. / a digestive disease in which the stomach acid or bile irritates the esophagus.
  5. 8. / feeding of specialized nutritional products to a person intravenously bypassing the usual processes of eating and digestion
  6. 10. / a component of all body cells; a deficiency results in impaired cell growth.
  7. 11. / measures the weight corrected for height and serves as an alternative to traditional height-weight relationships. Calculate by dividing the persons weight in kilograms by height in meters squared.
  8. 13. / a serious complication associated with tube feeding
  9. 17. / symptoms of this condition are confusion, weakness, hot, dry skin, furrowed tongue, rapid pulse and high urinary sodium.
  10. 18. hernia / a condition in which part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm muscle.