8 - Nutritional Assessment Screening Flashcards
Consequences of UnderNutrition
Increased MORBITY & MORTALITY
Decreased Function + QOF
Increased Hospitilazations + Length of Stay
Decreased LEAN BODY MASS
Cellular + Subcellular + Organ Function Impairment
Which type of Protein-Calorie MALNUTRITION
Seen in impovershed areas w/ limited food supply
LOSS of visceral protein levels
+
preservation of body muscle + FAT
RAPID ONSET
Associated with:
Catabolic Stress + Impaired IMMUNE RESPONSE
KWASHIORKOR
Loss of
Visceral Proteins = Albumin + Granulocyte loss
VVVV
high infection rates
FLUID SHIFT –> STOMACH DISTENTION / LEG EDEMA
Which type of Protein - Calorie MALNUTRITION
- *Loss of SKELETAL MUSCLE + BODY FAT**
- but with PRESERVATION of VISCERAL PROTEINS*
SLOW onset of weight loss
Associated with long history of POOR DIETARY HABITS
Immune system intact (unless severe)
MARASMUS
Less infections
SLOW / Loss of MUSCLE + BODY FAT
MIXED Protein-Calorie MALNUTRITION
Develops when:
Catabolic Stress is superimposed on
PRE-EXISTING MARASMUS
Nutrition Screening
Purpose:
to quickly ID Patients who are MALNOURISHED or @RISK
WITHIN 24 HOURS
of hosptal admission
- *Specific Screening Tools**
- *MUST / MST / NSI / NRS**
MUST
Nutritional Screening Tool
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
Based on:
BMI -> WEIGHT LOSS –> ACUTE DISEASE
SCORE of 2 = TREAT
0-2
MST
Nutritional Screening Tool
Malnutrition Screening Tool
EASIER FOR PATIENTS TO UNDERSTAND
Have you recently lost weight without trying?
Have you been eating poorly b/c of decreased appitite?
Score of 2 = AT RISK
NSI
Nutritional Screening Tool
Nutrition Screening Initiative
for ELDERLY PATIENTS
Score > 6 = HIGH RISK
Which Screening Tool is used for GERIATRICS?
NSI
Score > 6 = HIGH RISK
NRS 2002
Nutritional Screening Tool
Nutritional Risk Screening 2002
ICU PATIENTS
Score is added from 1 from each side
Impaired Nutritional Status // Severity of Disease
- *Score > 5**
- *= need parenteral nutrition support EARLY (48-72hrs** vs 1 week)
Which SCREENING TOOL is used for ICU PATIENTS?
NRS 2002
> 5 = need EARLY parenteral nutrition support
6 PARAMETERS of NUTRITION ASSESSMENT
ASPEN + ESPEN
If 2/6 –> DIAGNOSIS OF MALNUTRITION
Insufficient Energy Intake
Weight Loss
Loss of muscle mass
Loss of SUBQ Fat
Localized or generalized fluid accumalation
Decreased Functional Status
(hand grip strength)
Nutrition Assessment History
Questions to Assess if:
Insufficient Energy Intake
2/6 = malnutrition diagnosis
Quantity + Type of foods
CHANGE in eating habits
Compare CALORIC NEEDS vs INTAKE
EER = estimated energy requirements
Nutrition Assessment History
Questions to Assess if:
Weight Loss
Unintended Loss
HYDRATION STATUS needs to be considered
Assesss for EDEMA +/- ASCITES
= Kwashiorkor
Nutrition Assessment History
Physical Findings
Other signs of:
Specific MACRO +/ MICROnutrient DEFICIENCIES
Signs of INFLAMMATION
FEVER or HypoThermia
Non specific = TACHYcardia + HYPERglycemia
BODY FAT
MUSCLE MASS
FLUID ACCUMULATION