Index

vasoactive amines 237 Veterans Affairs, Department of. See US Department of Veterans Affairs videofluoroscopy (VFS), 150 vision, 6–7, 41, 84, 98, 320 visual impairment, 84 vitamin A, 6, 12, 98–99, 145 drug interactions, 248 vitamin B-6, 12, 139, 166, 236

vitamin B-12, 6, 10, 12, 85, 98–100, 159, 163– 164, 166–167, 194, 236 drug interactions, 236, 248 lab test, 160, 168

vitamin C, 6, 8, 12, 98–100, 161–162, 166–167, 175, 228, 246

vitamin D, 6, 10, 12, 100, 136, 171, 175, 198, 229, 241, 247–249 drug interactions, 248

vitamin E, 6, 8, 9, 12, 175, 222, 239 drug interactions, 248

vitamin K, 6, 12, 239–240, 246, 261 drug interactions, 248 vitamins, 12, 83, 210, 254

absorption, 6, 194, 236, 248, 254 deficiency, 145, 254 drug interactions, 248

multivitamin supplements, 162, 180 pressure ulcers and, 202 volume depletion, 122–125 vomiting, 111–112, 124–126, 149, 156, 184, 187, 190–191, 196, 225–226, 234, 256, 260, 270, 273, 283

warfarin, 237, 239, 241, 242, 246, 248 water, 75, 122–131, 202. See also hydration balance, 126

body weight and, 126–127 emergency, 361–363 pressure ulcers and, 210

weight. See body weight weighted utensils, 41 weight loss, 84, 107–114. See also unintended weight loss (UWL) anabolic agents, 121

conditions associated with, 10 ethical considerations, 113 evaluation of, 113–114 food-drug interactions, 111–112 weight maintenance, 84, 189, 269

Wellspring Nursing Home Alliance, 31, 32 Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, 238 wheelchair-bound clients, 45 wrist weights, 41

xerostomia, 5, 134, 135–137, 140, 144, 148, 155, 187, 190, 191, 194, 197

Zantac, 246 zeaxanthin, 6, 8

zinc, 6, 12, 85, 98–100, 138–139, 145, 175, 202, 247

drug interactions, 249

zinc oxide, 8 Zoloft. See sertraline

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