Xin is a 58-year-old Asian who is a mechanical engineer at a large telecom company. They visited the physician because a week ago they noticed dark colored lesions on the inner thighs, which have increased in number and size. For the last three months they have been feeling weaker and more fatigued than usual; with […]

Sarah, a 58-year-old female, has been having issues with her vision for awhile. When she finally went to an opthamologist, she was diagnosed with age-related dry macular degeneration. What can be done to treat Sarah’s condition? Group of answer choices She can take daily antioxidant supplements to try to slow the progression of the disease. […]

Chronic Kidney Disease A 49-year-old active male works at a large manufacturing plant. Recently he has begun to tire more easily, has little appetite, has unintentionally lost 5% of his normal body weight, and generally feels ill most of the time. He recently noticed some ankle swelling and blood in his urine. At his partner’s […]

Mrs. Bedsore, an 80 year old female in a long-term care facility, develops a pressure ulcer on her sacrum that doesn’t seem to be healing. Which of the following BEST describes potential nutritional causes of her poor wound healing? calcium and vitamin C deficiencies, and lack of physical activity zinc and vitamin D deficiencies, and […]

A 28-year-old female has been having severe side pain, nausea, and blood in her urine caused by a kidney stone. She has no previous medical history and does not take any medications. She mentions that she has been taking 3000 mg of vitamin C every day to avoid getting COVID-19. A diet analysis indicated that […]