Clin 1 midterm 1

Question 1

What are stages of nutrient deficiency progression and how canwe assess each stage

Answer 1

Question 2

What is the difference betweeen anthropometry and body composition

Answer 2

Question 3

how can you assess body size and composition

Answer 3

Heght,weight,circumferences, skinfolds, ratios

Question 4

Anthropometry is used to estimate ___ and design ___

Answer 4

Nutritional status

Intervention

Because body composition correlated with function

Question 5

Can mesurements performed one time be called reliable?

Answer 5

No, need to perform at least 3 times

Question 6

Can you determine specific nutrient deficiences with anthropometric measurements?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

How can you assess the amount of fat in the body

Answer 7

With skinfold thickeness and waist circumeference

Question 8

What is the proportion of fat, skeleton/skin, extracellular, plasma proteins, viscera, skeletal muscles in the body

Answer 8

Question 9

How can you identify viscera part

Answer 9

Albumin, TTR (protein made by the liver that helps carry thyroid hormone and vitamin A in the blood), RBP -> proteins secreted by the liver

Question 10

How many cl is stored in muscle and in fat

Answer 10

Fat- 190 000 kcal

Skeletal muscle- 26k kcal

Question 11

How can you measure the maount of skeletal muscle

Answer 11

arm muscle circumference (MAMC)

Creatinine height index (CHI)

Question 12

As a simple model how usually body is broken down

Answer 12

2 compartment (fat and fat-free mass)

3 compartment ( 2 compaartment + bones)

Question 13

How much weigh the total protein part of the body

Answer 13

12 kg

Question 14

How height should be measured if standing

Answer 14

Using stadiometer ,barefoot, heels and shoulders touching the wall, Frankfurt plane parallel to the floor)

Question 15

How height should be measured if the person cannot stand

Answer 15

Knee height (90 degrees in the knee and measure form the knee to the bottom of the heel). From that using the equation to estimate thhe height

Question 16

All the measurements should be performed____

Answer 16

In the same conditions (time, fasted state, etc.) to compare over time and avoid any variations

Question 17

Is arm span a recommended method to measure height?

Answer 17

No, used if the person is not able to stand straight and not for Asians,African Americans, spinal deformations

Only a rough estimation

Question 18

Knee height is measured using

Answer 18

Calipers

Question 19

How can measure frame size

Answer 19

By wrist circumference

r=height (cm)/wrist circumference (cm)

Not used on its own , is used to confirm with other methods

Question 20

Classification of frame size in men aand women

Answer 20

Question 21

What is weight

Answer 21

Sum of all components at each level of body composition -measure of body stores

Question 22

How weight can be measured and what considerations should be taken into account

Answer 22

Using standing, chair, or bed scales
• Wearing minimal clothing, no shoes
• Timing and hydration changes
• No single measure of weight accounts for body composition

Question 23

Amputation adjustments and calculate what will happen with weight calcualtion if arm was amputated and the patient wasa weighted at 70 kg

Answer 23