Author Question: When steatorrhea associated with pancreatitis occurs, what intervention should follow? a. ... (Read 45 times)

jjjetplane · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

When steatorrhea associated with pancreatitis occurs, what intervention should follow?
a. Administration of pancreatic digestive enzymes
b. Early initiation (within 48 hours) of enteral nutrition
c. A low-carbohydrate nutrition prescription with modest protein
d. Calcium supplements along with a multivitamin
e. Fluid and sodium restriction

Question 2

Patient X arrives in the emergency room, and initial CBC and differential blood work resulted in the following: Hemoglobin 12 g/dL (N: 12-16 g/dL), Hematocrit 38 (N: 37-47), MCV 99 mcm3 (N: 84-96 mcm3), MCH 27 pg (N: 27-31 pg), MCHC 28 g/dL (N: 31.5-36 g/dL), Serum Vitamin B12 84 pg/mL (N: 100-700 pg/mL), and Serum folate 4 ng/mL (N: 2-20 ng/mL). From this information, the dietitian suspects that the patient may have a vitamin B12 deficiency. What additional lab value could she check to further support her suspicion?
a. Methylmalonic acid
b. Prothrombin time
c. RBC folate
d. Zinc protoporphyrin