02 LAB Flashcards
Anthropometric Measurements
Height and Weight
Growth Charts
Waist Circumference
essential for monitoring growth tiles
Growth Charts
Useful for assessing body fat distribution and overall body composition particularly adults and enderly
Waist circumference and skin fold thickness
Assesses habitual dietary intake over a specific period of time
FFQ
Measure nutrient level and indicators of overall health
Blood test
Use for assessing hydration status or certain nutrient deficiencies
Urine Test
Understanding underlying health conditions or medications that can affect nutritional status
Medical History
Identifying signs of malnutrition or deficiencies,such as skin changes or muscle wasting
Physical Examination
Combines clinical assessment and patient history to evaluate nutrition status, particularly in hospitalized or older adults.
Subjective Global Assessment
Useful in clinical settings, applicable across various age groups to identify individuals at risk of malnutrition.
MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool)
Particularly used in hospital settings, it assesses nutritional risk in adults.
NRS 2002 (Nutritional Risk Screening)
Questionnaires designed to gauge knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding nutrition across different demographics.
Nutritional Knowledge and Attitude Surveys
are noninvasive and, as such, do not have any contraindications for their use.
Anthropometric Measurements
These charts are widely used in the United States and provide a standard reference for measuring children’s growth.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC ( Growth Chart)
These charts are used internationally and provide a global standard for measuring children’s growth.
WHO Growth Chart
This chart measures a child’s height in relation to their age.
Height for Age Chart
This chart measures a child’s weight in relation to their age.
Weight for Age chart
This chart measures a child’s weight in relation to their height.
Weight for Height
If a child’s growth pattern deviates significantly from the expected curve, it may indicate a growth or developmental issue.
Significant Deviation from the growth curve
If a child’s weight or height is below the 5th percentile, it may indicate a growth or nutritional issue.
Failure to thrive
If a child experiences rapid growth or weight gain, it may indicate an underlying medical issue.
Rapid growth or weight gain
