Renal, Cancer, HIV

Name the condition when a patient with HIV has an involuntary weight loss greater than 10% plus either diarrhea or fever for more than 30 days

• AIDS-defining illness

• AIDS-wasting syndrome

• Opportunistic infection

• Lipodystrophy

A side effect of antiretroviral medications is:

• muscle wasting

• anorexia

• lipodystrophy

• increased HDL

Patients with HIV should avoid herbal supplements and high dose multi-vitamin minerals because they can decrease effectiveness of antiretrovirals.

• True

• False

Components of fruits and vegetables that are important for cancer prevention include all of the following except:

• phytochemicals

• folate

• fiber

• ginger

All of the following foods increase risk for foodborne illness except:

• homemade eggnog

• feta cheese

• pasteurized eggs

• sashimi

Which of these factors increases the risk of cancer?

• smoked, chargrilled meats

• low to moderate alcohol intake

• sugar

• phytochemicals

What is considered the best index of overall kidney function?

• albumin

• creatinine

• GFR

• BUN

Which of the following metabolic changes accompanies acute stress?

• elevated immune response

• bradycardia

• hypoglycemia

• muscle protein catabolism

The renal diet may be limited in the following minerals depending on the stage of the patient's kidney disease:

• sodium, postassium, calcium

• sodium, phosphorous, iron

• sodium, potassium, magnesium

• sodium, phosphorous, Vitamin C

Once a patient with renal disease starts dialysis, their diet can contain liberal amounts of protein.

• True

• False