Exam 23: Obesity and Disorders of Nutrition

A family is concerned that their most elderly member is not eating. What information about the anorexia of aging does the health care professional provide the family? (Select all that apply.)

What role does leptin resistance have in promoting obesity? (Select all that apply.)

A researcher is moving to an area with a year-round cold climate. The researcher asks the health care professional how people in these areas are able to adjust to the temperature. What response by the professional is most accurate?

A person has abnormally severe tooth decay and erosion of the tooth enamel. What problem should the health care professional assess the person for?

A patient weighs 82 pounds and is hospitalized for anorexia. In order to prevent refeeding syndrome, how many calories should the person eat in the first two days?

A student learning about the effects of obesogens discovers what information about them? (Select all that apply.)

What does the student learn about the effects of long-term starvation? (Select all that apply.)

A health care professional wishes to provide community screening for obesity. Which population should the professional focus on as the priority?

A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the second day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does the health care professional take next?

A health care professional is caring for a patient admitted to the hospital with severe anorexia. What action by the health care professional would be most important?

A health care professional is speaking to a weight-loss support group and encourages the participants to have regular screening for medical conditions that are related to obesity. Which conditions does the professional include in this list? (Select all that apply.)

Which individual does the health care professional determine is obese?

A student asks the professor about the functions of adipose tissue. What responses by the professor are accurate? (Select all that apply.)

A student asks the health care professional why obese people are at higher risk for hypertension than non-obese individuals. What response by the professional is best?

The student asks the professor for a definition of "orexigenic neurons." What description by the professor is most accurate?