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Nutrition
Undergraduate 4
01/31/2014

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Term
sodium
Definition
too low=overhydration
too high=dehydration
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potassium
Definition
too low=diarrhea, vomiting, diuretics
too high=renal disease, infection
Term
glucose
Definition
too high=diabetes mellitus (>120) or insulin resistance
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BUN
Definition
too low=liver failure, negative N bal., pregnancy
too high=renal disease, high protein catabolism
Term
creatinine
Definition
too low=Protein Energy Malnutrition
too high=renal disease
Term
cholesterol
Definition
too low=Protein Energy Malnutrition, liver disease, hypothyroid
too high=high sat fat, high trans fat, genetics
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albumin
Definition
too low=malnutrition, inflammation
too high=hydration status
Term
prealbumin (transthyretin)
Definition
too low=liver disease, trauma/stress
too high=renal insufficiency
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hgb
Definition
too low=hemorrhage, renal disease, not sensitive to Fe, fol, B12 def.
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hct
Definition
too low=hemorrhage, renal disease, not sensitive to Fe, fol, B12 def.
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calcium
Definition
too low=vit D def, hypoparathyroid, mg def, renal failure
too high= endocrine disorder, hypervitaminosis D
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