SECTION A
QUESTION 1
(10 MARKS)
Assess the following statements and decide whether they are true or false. Write only the
number of the question and next to it indicate your answer as true or false in the ANSWER
BOOK. {Each question carries 1 mark)
1.1 High density lipoprotein of 2'.35mg/dl is a risk factor for diabetes mellitus.
1.2 Achalasia can also be referred as failure of the upper esophageal sphincter to relax and
open during swallowing.
1.3 To increase the pharmacological effect of the drug, it should be digested before
absorption.
1.4 Biotransformation involves chemical alteration of substance in the body.
1.5 Systematic allergic reaction involves immediate generalized skin reaction.
1.6 Both food and drug require digestion to enable them to be absorbed.
1.7 Diuretics can affect the urinary excretion of drugs.
1.8 Increase colonic motility increases more gas is absorbed.
1.9 Defecation takes 30 to 72 hours after the intake of food.
1.10 Naloxone reverses the effects of narcotics at a receptor site.
QUESTION 2
SECTION B
2.1 Explain the following terms
2.1.1 Nutrition care process
2.1.2 Diabetes mellitus
2.1.3 Drug bioavailability
2.1.4 Pharmacokinetics
2.1.5 Functional disorder
2.1.6 First order rate process
2.2 Outline five (5) goals for nutritional management of diabetic patient
2.3 Outline five (5) risk factors of diabetes mellitus
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