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jrubin

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Vitamin K is the _____-soluble vitamin routinely given to _____.
 
  a. water; new mothers
  b. fat; new mothers
  c. water; newborns
  d. fat; newborns

Question 2

The client is discussing the results of a nutritional assessment with the nurse. The client is requesting assistance with developing a plan to lose weight. The client takes medications to treat several disorders.
 
  Medication typically used to treat which of the following disorders may result in unplanned weight gain? (Select all that apply.) 1. Epilepsy
   2. Raynaud's disease
   3. Rheumatoid arthritis
   4. Asthma
   5. Hypothyroidism



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Answer to Question 1

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Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin routinely given to newborns, usually by injection, to prevent hemorrhaging. It is not water soluble and is not given to new mothers.

Answer to Question 2

1, 3, 4

Rationale: Medications used to treat seizure disorders, depression, allergies, and inflammatory disorders often result in weight gain by clients taking these medications. Medications used by the client to treat Raynaud's disease do not result in weight gain. Clients taking medications used to treat hypothyroidism often experience weight loss.



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