Exam 25: Energy - and Protein - Modified Diets for Cancer and HIV Infection

Ms. Arther enjoys pudding and is able to tolerate it pretty well. To increase her caloric intake, you suggest that she make her pudding with _____.

Matching -neoplasm

A patient with _____ cancer may require long-term tube feeding.

The structure of methotrexate, a drug used to treat cancer, resembles that of _____.

Matching -methotrexate

Premenopausal women are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than postmenopausal women.​

Describe HIV-lipodystrophy syndrome and discuss current treatment strategies.​

Matching -helper T cell

Which factor is a major contributor to wasting associated with cancer?​

The progression of HIV can be evaluated by monitoring _____.

All of these factors play a role in the wasting associated with cancer except _____.​

Obese women have a higher risk of breast cancer than lean women because _____.

Fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer for all of these reasons except _____.

Discuss three strategies that might help a patient cope with her reduced taste sensation.​

Most often, cancer is caused by interactions between a person's genes and environmental agents.

What factors contribute to the development of cancer cachexia?

All of these factors contribute to anorexia in cancer patients except _____.​

Matching -radiation enteritis

Which condition is not an HIV-related cause of anorexia and reduced food intake?​

Which legal document allows a competent adult to clearly express directions regarding medical treatment in the event that he or she becomes incapacitated?​