Question 1

Diuretics can cause the depletion of this mineral:

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcium 
B)  Sodium 
C)  Potassium 
D)  Magnesium 
A)  Calcium 
B)  Sodium 
C)  Potassium 
D)  Magnesium C

Question 2

What are important characteristics of vitamins that the pharmacist should include in patient teaching? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Accepted Answer

A)  Provitamins are supplied in the diet. 
B)  Vitamins are similar in the nutritional roles they play. 
C)  Disease results when vitamins are not present in adequate amounts. 
D)  The body synthesizes necessary vitamins. 
E)  Vitamins can be taken as often as necessary. 
A)  Provitamins are supplied in the diet. 
B)  Vitamins are similar in the nutritional roles they play. 
C)  Disease results when vitamins are not present in adequate amounts. 
D)  The body synthesizes necessary vitamins. 
E)  Vitamins can be taken as often as necessary. A, C

Question 3

Vitamins are inorganic compounds required by the body in small amounts for growth and for the maintenance of normal metabolic processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What are the indications for vitamin therapy? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart disease 
B)  Pregnancy 
C)  Alcoholism 
D)  Chronic kidney disease 
E)  Hypertension 
A)  Heart disease 
B)  Pregnancy 
C)  Alcoholism 
D)  Chronic kidney disease 
E)  Hypertension

Question 5

The RDA values represent the maximum amount of a vitamin or mineral needed to prevent a deficiency in a healthy adult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Vitamin A is a precursor of retinal, a pigment needed for normal vision.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Alcohol inhibits the absorption of thiamine and folic acid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How can you, as a technician, reduce the risk of overdose with vitamins?

Accepted Answer

Accidental overdose of vitamins or other

Question 9

The pharmacist is providing care to a patient who is undernourished. What assessment finding does the pharmacist anticipate for this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic inflammatory bowel disease 
B)  Eating disorders 
C)  History of HIV/AIDS 
D)  Loss of subcutaneous fat 
A)  Chronic inflammatory bowel disease 
B)  Eating disorders 
C)  History of HIV/AIDS 
D)  Loss of subcutaneous fat

Question 10

TPN is able to provide all the patient's nutritional needs with solutions containing amino acids, fats, carbohydrate (as dextrose), electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

List reasons that vitamin deficiencies may develop in Canada?

Accepted Answer

In Canada, deficiencies are most often t

Question 12

Required daily amounts of the major minerals are 20 mg or less.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

List some causes of undernutrition.

Accepted Answer

Causes of undernutrition range from simp

Question 14

What teaching should the pharmacist anticipate for a patient who has initiated the use of herbal supplements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing a variety of places to purchase their supplements 
B)  Discontinuation of other medications 
C)  Beginning with the lowest recommended dose 
D)  Eliminating the supplement from the diet so as not to cause toxicity 
A)  Providing a variety of places to purchase their supplements 
B)  Discontinuation of other medications 
C)  Beginning with the lowest recommended dose 
D)  Eliminating the supplement from the diet so as not to cause toxicity

Question 15

What foods should the pharmacist teach a patient to avoid while taking a calcium supplement?
(Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nuts 
B)  Cheese 
C)  Spinach 
D)  Soy 
E)  Milk 
A)  Nuts 
B)  Cheese 
C)  Spinach 
D)  Soy 
E)  Milk

Question 16

If a person is deficient in B12 because their intrinsic factor production is low, the best way to get the B12 will be by injection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 30: Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutritional Supplments

Diuretics can cause the depletion of this mineral:

What are important characteristics of vitamins that the pharmacist should include in patient teaching? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Vitamins are inorganic compounds required by the body in small amounts for growth and for the maintenance of normal metabolic processes.

What are the indications for vitamin therapy? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

The RDA values represent the maximum amount of a vitamin or mineral needed to prevent a deficiency in a healthy adult.

Vitamin A is a precursor of retinal, a pigment needed for normal vision.

Alcohol inhibits the absorption of thiamine and folic acid.

How can you, as a technician, reduce the risk of overdose with vitamins?

The pharmacist is providing care to a patient who is undernourished. What assessment finding does the pharmacist anticipate for this patient?

TPN is able to provide all the patient's nutritional needs with solutions containing amino acids, fats, carbohydrate (as dextrose), electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals.

List reasons that vitamin deficiencies may develop in Canada?

Required daily amounts of the major minerals are 20 mg or less.

List some causes of undernutrition.

What teaching should the pharmacist anticipate for a patient who has initiated the use of herbal supplements?

What foods should the pharmacist teach a patient to avoid while taking a calcium supplement? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

If a person is deficient in B12 because their intrinsic factor production is low, the best way to get the B12 will be by injection.

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