Essential nutrients
These are the organic compounds present in the food that provide nourishment essential for the development and growth of our body. Nutrients not only provide us with the required energy to carry out various biological processes but are also the building blocks for repair and growth in our bodies.
Vitamins
The vitamins are organic molecules required in low concentration for the proper functioning of the body. They cannot be generated in the organism and are taken into the body through the diet. The lack of proper vitamins results in diverse deficiency disorders. They are thus called essential nutrients. The important vitamins are vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin E.
Barbara is a 45year-old woman. She is in her 16th week of pregnancy. She is scheduled for an amniocentesis although when she was 25 years old , she had a child and did not choose to do that test.
At the clinic, imagine YOU are the NURSE or MD:
- Explain Why her doctor convinced her to have the Test for this pregnancy ?
- Barbara is very concerned that the "baby will be stuck with the needle." What would YOU , as the NURSE or the Physician say to Barbara to appease her fears ? (show your UNDERSTANDING keeping in mind that any test or medical procedures have RISKS
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