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Nutrition Crossword

Hannah Miller MSN, RN
Horizontales
This serves as the main source of fuel for the brain, skeletal muscles during exercise, erythrocyte and leukocyte production, and cell function of the renal medulla.
Refers to difficulty swallowing.
New foods for an infant should be introduced 4-7 days apart to identify _______.
The most reliable way to confirm tube feed placement (2 words).
Animal fats have higher proportions of ____ _____ _____.
Inadequate intake of _____ ______ can lead to infants with neural tube defects.
During lactation a woman needs an extra ____ _______ k/cals per day.
The building of more complex biochemical substances by synthesis of nutrients.
______ _______ provides nutrition directly into the GI tract.
Vitamins A, D, E, and K are ___ _____ vitamins that are stored in the body for long periods of time.
Warfarin (coumadin) and _____ ____ have antagonistic effects to each other.
Wavelike muscular contractions of the GI tract.
These are essential for growth, maintenance, and repair of body tissue, regulation of blooding clotting, fluid regulation, and acid base balance.
________ ________ refers to the proportion of essential nutrients to the number of kilocalories.
If there is a risk of aspiration, patients will receive _______ feedings to decrease their risk of aspiration.
Verticales
Parenteral nutrition puts the patient at a high risk for _____.
_______ __________ _______ is the energy needed at rest to maintain life-sustaining activities.
Dysphagia puts patients at a high risk for _________.
These circulate in the blood and are composed of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol.
Nutrition that bypasses the gastrointestinal system and is administered intravenously.
Vitamin C and B are examples of _____ ______ vitamins that need to be consumed in our daily food intake.
Linked to children with fewer food allergies, infant infections, easier digestions, and bonding between mother and infant.
The most calorie dense nutrient
Normal metabolism and anabolism are physiologically possible when the body is in _______ nitrogen balance.
If enteral nutrition is for less than ___ weeks a nasogastric tube will be used.
The primary absorption site for nutrients.