A basic guideline for providing nutrition education, regardless of the setting includes:
a. using technical jargon to sound professional.
b. dressing informal so that nobody is intimidated
c. describing the job duties of the dietitian.
d. explaining the relationship of nutrition to health and disease.
e. using body language that creates a sense of power.
Question 2
RD is a 29 yo F admitted with intractable diarrhea and abdominal pain. She has a PMH of Crohn's disease and has had two previous resections of the small bowel. She frequently has pain in the RLQ after eating. She claims the pain often gets so bad that she is afraid to eat and has been progressively consuming below her caloric needs. She currently takes Asacol and Lomotil to manage the symptoms of Crohn's disease. After undergoing a colonoscopy, an obstruction resulting from stricture in the terminal ileum was discovered. Emergency surgery was performed to remove the obstruction and a resection was done with the remaining intestine. RD's gastroenterologist recommends bowel rest and expects her to have a full recovery. HT: 5'4 WT: 110 UBW: 122 Diet: NPO Meds: Asacol, Lomotil Alb. 2.7 Pre-Alb. 17 Na: 138 Cl: 98 BUN: 5 Glucose: 80 K: 3.6 CO2: 25 Cr: 0.8 Which condition would most likely place RD at risk of folate deficiency?
a. anorexia
b. healing after surgery
c. medication use
d. high-volume diarrhea
e. blood loss
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