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2B : NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS Flashcards

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Process by which food or food components are taken in, processed and utilized by the body for growth, proper functioning and overall well-being

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nutrition

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classified depending on the amount that is needed by the human body into macro and micronutrients. water is also considered a nutrient

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nutrition

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nutritional disorders results from

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deficiency, excess and imbalance of nutrients or alteration at the gene levels

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conditions are classified as:

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  1. undernutrition
  2. overnutrition or obesity
  3. specific deficiency states
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nutritional deficiencies can lead to undernutrition which results in 3 consequences

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  1. growth failure
  2. physical signs and specific micronutrients deficiencies
  3. both
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when is the greatest risk of undernutrition occurs

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first 1,000 days from conception to 24 months of age

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adverse effect of malnutrition

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  • damage to growth and development
  • effect on intellectual ability, school achievement, work productivity
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measurement of undernutrition

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  1. z score
  2. height for age (or length-for-age for children <2 yo)
  3. weight for height
  4. weight for age
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9
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child’s height (weight) minus the median height (weight) for the child’s age and sex divided by teh relevant SD

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z score

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10
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measure of linear growth and a deficit represents the cumulative impact of adverse event usually in the first 100 days from conception, resulting to stunting or chronic malnutrition

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height for age or length for age for children <2 yo

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11
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results to wasting usually indicates acute malnutrition

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weight for height

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12
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high wieght for height indicates

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overweight

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most commonly used index of nutritional status although a low value has limited clinical significance because it does not differentiate between wasting and stunting

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weight for age

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advantage of being somewhat easier to measure than indices that require height measurements

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weight for age

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used for screening wasted children

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mid upper arm circumference

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16
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age and gender specific

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BMI

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calculated by dividing weight in kilogram by the square of heighht in meters

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BMI

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Can be used from birth to 20 years and is a screening tool for
thinness
overweight
obesity

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BMI for age

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BMI FOR AGE

THINNESS

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Less than /2 SD

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BMI FOR AGE

OVERWEIGHT

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between +1 SD and +2 SD

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BMI FOR AGE

obesity

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greater than +2 SD

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to diagnose obesity

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additional measures of adiposity are desirable because a high BMI can result from high muscularity and not only from excess subcutaneous fat

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weight for age (%) = weight of the child divide by weight of a normal child of same age x 100

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gomez classification (underweight)

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gomez classification

90-75% of median weight for age

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grade 1
mild

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gomez classification

75-60% of median weight for age

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grade 2 moderate

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gomez classification

<60% of median weight for age

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grade 3 severe

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weight for height (%) = weight of patient divide by weight of a normal child of the same height x 100

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waterlow classification

WASTING

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height for age (%) = height of patient divide by height of a normal child of the same age x 100

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waterlow classification

STUNTING

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WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT

90-80% of median weight for height

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mild

WASTING

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WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT

80-70% of median weight for height

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MODERATE

WASTING

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WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT

<70% of median weight for height

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SEVERE

WASTING

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HEIGHT FOR AGE

95-90% of median height for age

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mild

stunting

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HEIGHT FOR AGE

90-85% of median height for age

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moderate

stunting

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HEIGHT FOR AGE

<85% of median height for age

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severe stunting

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WHO WASTING INDEX

  1. LESS THAN -2 TO MORE THAN -3 SD WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT
    2.** LESS THAN -3 SD** WEIGHT FOR HEIGHT
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  1. MODERATE
  2. SEVERE
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LESS THAN -2 TO MORE THAN -3 SD HEIGHT FOR AGE

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MODERATE

STUNTING

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MORE THAN -3 SD HEIGHT FOR AGE

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SEVERE STUNTING

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WHO WASTING FOR AGE GROUP 6-59 MONTHS

  • LESS THAN 115 MM MID ARM CIRCUMFERENCE
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SEVERE

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WHO WASTING FOR AGE GROUP 6-59 MONTHS

115-125 MM MID UPPER ARM CIRCUMFERENCE

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MODERATE

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