Question

44.The nurse is caring for a client with anorexia nervosa. What happens after a brief period of going without food or interval of nutrients intake below metabolic needs

a. blood sugar increases to meet metabolic demand

b. glycogen stores last for 72-120 hours for glucose control and energy

c. blood flow to skeletal muscle increased.

d The body extract stored carbohydrate, fat, and protein from muscles and organ

Answer 1

Option d is correct.

As the blood glucose level goes down level of level of insulin goes down counter regulatory hormones like growth hormone raises that lead to extractions of fat , carbohydrates and protein from muscle and other tissues.

Option a is incorrect as blood glucose level can't go up as there is no additional supply of glucose .

Option b is incorrect because liver glycogen is the first source to be depleted in case of hypoglycemia, so there is no glycogen stores left.

Option c is incirrect as nothing like this happen.

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