Phlebotomy Essentials
Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Answer the following questions about vitamins.
1. Explain how some vitamins act as cofactors. Begin by explaining what a cofactor is and how it
influences metabolic reactions.
2. The B vitamins' roles in energy metabolism are often misunderstood to mean that B vitamins
provide energy. How would you explain the roles of the B vitamins in metabolism while making
it clear that B vitamins are not sources of energy?
3. List the differences between water- and fat-soluble vitamins including how diet influences
absorption and how preparation influences availability.
4. You are currently taking care of a patient that is a 65 y/o female from Buffalo, New York. She
presents with a fractured spine and states that she has lived closed up, inside, and alone for
quite some time now since her husband died. Her appetite has been poor. From this
information, what vitamin or vitamins might she be missing? What are your suggestions for
her?
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Transcribed Image Text:Instructions Answer the following questions about vitamins. 1. Explain how some vitamins act as cofactors. Begin by explaining what a cofactor is and how it influences metabolic reactions. 2. The B vitamins' roles in energy metabolism are often misunderstood to mean that B vitamins provide energy. How would you explain the roles of the B vitamins in metabolism while making it clear that B vitamins are not sources of energy? 3. List the differences between water- and fat-soluble vitamins including how diet influences absorption and how preparation influences availability. 4. You are currently taking care of a patient that is a 65 y/o female from Buffalo, New York. She presents with a fractured spine and states that she has lived closed up, inside, and alone for quite some time now since her husband died. Her appetite has been poor. From this information, what vitamin or vitamins might she be missing? What are your suggestions for her?
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