NURS 3100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Essential Amino Acid, High-Protein Diet, Heart Failure
Document Summary
Nutrition and immunity: protein & other key nutrients. Identify forms & food sources of protein and complementation: considering different food sources that contain different amino acids. Evaluate protein needs based upon life stage or clinical status. Understand links between protein status and health outcomes. Develop an understanding of normal protein digestion/absorption and how metabolic state impacts protein utilization. Macronutrient: consumed in large quantities, measured by grams of intake, protein, carbohydrate, fat. Proteins break down into amino acids: through process of digestion. Contains nitrogen: this is what makes protein different from carbohydrate/lipid: when removed, needs to be further degraded and excreted from the body, can build up, kidneys are important for excretion. Polypeptides: more than 2 amino acids, not a full protein. Tripeptides: 3 amino acids on the strand. Dipeptides: 2 amino acids on the strand. Structural framework of the body (skin, hair and muscle) Enzymes: lactase, lacking if you have lactose intolerance.
