Compare the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimianervosa.

Identify the true statement about griseofulvin. Multiple Choice   Griseofulvin is water rather than fat soluble.   Less ultramicrosize drug may be taken on each dose compared to the microsized formulation.   Ultramicrosize allows fewer particles to be in contact with the absorptive surface in the stomach.   The clinical benefits derived from the conventional microsize formulation are less than the ultramicrosize formulation.

During your lifetime you may have known individuals (or maybe even yourself) who had various digestive disorders or difficulties such as diverticulitis, ulcers, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, Celiac sprue (gluten intolerance), constipation, choking, or a related disorder.  Select one of these digestive issues and discuss the following: Provide a brief description of the digestive issue you will be discussing Describe the experience of the individual – discuss their symptoms, any dietary changes that were required, and the outcome and/or prognosis Describe the related scientific treatments and nutritional treatments of this digestive disorder.

Define the meaning of the term "peptic ulcer disease". Discuss some of the risk factors that make people susceptible (including factors that protect the mucosa of the stomach/duodenum and those that cause damage to it.  ANSWER SHOULD INCLUDE: Accurate definition, e.g. mucosa break greater than 3-5mm in the stomach or duodenum with a visible depth.  Discussion of factors e.g. infections (H. Pylori; others mainly in immunocompromised patients,  e.g. cytomegalovirus ,tuberculosis, and syphilis), gastric bypass surgery,  cigarette smoking, medication/drugs, physiological stress associated with critical illness (e.g. septicaemia), autoimmune diseases, eg, vasculitis, sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease.   Discussion of factors e.g. protection: bucarb, blood flow, prostaglandin, mucus. Damage: H. Pylori,  gastric acid, pepsin, drugs  e.g. NSAID

Which of the following is not involved in the pathophysiology of gastric ulcer? Select one: A. B. Increased stimulation of mucus- producing glands Alcohol abuse C. Decreased resistance of the mucosal barrier D. H. pylori infection E. Hypersecretion of pepsin O O O O

An adult son is concerned because his mother has no interest in food and stops eating only after a few bites. Which age-related change has the son observed in this older adult? Xerostomia Achlorhydria Atrophic gastritis Appetite dysregulation