14] Nutrition Flashcards

1
Q

Signs of dehydration (9)

A
Weight loss
Dry skin
Rapid pulse
Subnormal body temp
Low BP
Altered sensation
Dark urine
Thirst
Poor skin turgor
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2
Q

Signs of malnutrition (5)

A
Loss of fat
Listlessness
Muscle wasting
Peripheral edema
Dull, dry hair
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3
Q

What 4 things should you make sure of before you give a pt food or water

A

Make sure they’re not NPO

Can’t be on thickened liquids, liquid restriction or restricted diet (like diabetic or low salt)

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4
Q

Carbs should compromise how much of total calories

A

50-60%

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5
Q

Carbs do what

A

Provide energy to cells

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6
Q

Not enough cards results in??

A

Muscle wasting
Loss of subcutaneous tissue
Poor wound healing

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7
Q

Deficiency of protein leads to

A

Poor wound healing

Edema

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8
Q

Acts as a solvent for minerals, vitamins, aminoacids, and glucose, enabling them to diffuse
in/out of cells

A

Water

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9
Q

tube feeding when ability to chew, swallow or absorb nutrients is compromised

A

Enteral feedings

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10
Q

delivered directly into a vein,

by passing the intestine (used when enteral feeding is contraindicated); i.e. TPN

A

Parenteral nutrition

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11
Q

With adult malnutrition, how do you Dx?

A

Identify 2 or more of the 6 characteristics

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12
Q

What are the 6 characteristics of adult malnutrition?

A
Not enough energy intake 
Weight loss
Loss of muscle mall
Loss of subcutaneous fat
Local or general fluid accumulations that may mask weight loss
Diminished functional status
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13
Q

How is diminished functional status measured?

A

By hand grip strength

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14
Q

What is TPN?

A

Nutrition directly into the vein

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15
Q

Half life of albumin

A

20 days

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16
Q

Two labs that check nutritional status

A

Albumin and pre-albumin

17
Q

Albumin is an indicator of?

A

Early malnutrition

18
Q

Normal albumin

A

3.5 - 5

19
Q

Anything below what is malnutrition for albumin?

A

Anything less than 3.5

20
Q

Moderate depletion albumin level

A

3.2 - 3.5

21
Q

Pre albumin measures ?

A

Nutrition needs in 2-3 days

22
Q

Severe depletion - albumin level

A

Less than 2.8

23
Q

Quicker way to assess, on short term, someone’s nutrition

A

Pre albumin

24
Q

Half life of pre-albumin

A

2-3 days

25
Q

Normal pre-albumin

A

More than 17

26
Q

Moderate depletion- albumin

A

Less than 12

27
Q

Severe depletion- albumin

A

Less than 7