A Hospitalized Client Has Been NPO with Only Intravenous Fluid

question 5

Multiple Choice

A hospitalized client has been NPO with only intravenous fluid intake for a prolonged period. What assessments might indicate protein-calorie malnutrition?

• A) Fever, joint pain, dehydration
• B) Poor wound healing, apathy, edema
• C) Sleep disturbances, anger, increased output
• D) Weight gain, visual deficits, erythema of skin

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Definitions:

FSH

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is a horm

Primitive Streak

A structure that forms in the early stages of embryonic development in birds and mammals, initiating gastrulation.

Gastrulation

An early embryonic phase in animal development during which the single-layered blastula is reorganized into a multilayered structure known as the gastrula.

Somite Formation

Somite formation refers to the process during embryonic development where cells in the presomitic mesoderm segment into somites, which are precursors to the vertebrate skeletal muscles, vertebrae, and dermis.