« previous next »

Author Question: What would help the child with a serious burn meet nutritional needs during the subacute phase of ... (Read 85 times)

Medesa

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 507
on: Jun 28, 2018
What would help the child with a serious burn meet nutritional needs during the subacute phase of recovery?
 
  a. Decrease calories because the child will be on bed rest and will not need as many.
  b. Increase calories and protein to compensate for the healing process.
  c. Increase fat to replace the layer of fat next to the burned skin.
  d. Decrease carbohydrates and starches because the pancreas is strained by the healing process.

Question 2

Which allergy would contraindicate the use of silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) as a topical agent for burns?
 
  a. Penicillin
  b. Iodine
  c. Tetanus immunizations
  d. Sulfa


chreslie

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 307
Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Frequent meals and snacks high in calories, protein, and iron are needed to meet the increased metabolic needs of the child with burns.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The use of Silvadene cream on burns is contraindicated if the patient has a sulfa allergy.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question

Medesa

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 507
Reply #2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Thank you


chreslie

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 307
Reply #3 on: Jun 28, 2018
No problemo


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.

Did you know?

Anti-aging claims should not ever be believed. There is no supplement, medication, or any other substance that has been proven to slow or stop the aging process.

Did you know?

Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.

Did you know?

Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.

Did you know?

During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).

Because the leg muscles of children with muscular dystrophy are weak, they must perform the Gowers’ Because the leg muscles of children with muscular dystrophy are weak, they must perform the Gowers’
Compressions for a child. Compressions for a child.
What “race” are these two Brazilians? Is the child’s “race” different from her mother’s ... What “race” are these two Brazilians? Is the child’s “race” different from her mother’s ...
A child with Down syndrome. A child with Down syndrome.
Mechanism of the biotin-dependent pyruvate carboxylase reaction Phase II Mechanism of the biotin-dependent pyruvate carboxylase reaction Phase II
Sodium is so widely available in foods that you don’t have to go out of your way to meet your ... Sodium is so widely available in foods that you don’t have to go out of your way to meet your ...
Video: Neural regulation of blood pressure - baroreceptor and chemoreceptor reflexes

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library