DOH Programs Flashcards
What color: Iron, Iodine, VitA
(Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program
Iron (Green)
Iodine (Red)
VitA (Yellow)
Top 3 Micronutrient Deficiency
(micronutrient:disease)
Iron:anemia
VitA:night blindness
Iodine:cretinism
Most vulnerable to malnutrition
(According to PD491)
Pregnant
Lactating
Infants
Children
Government support programs for nutrition
Sustansya para sa masa
Pan de bida (pandesal w/ vit a)
Nutri ban
Asin Law
Fidel salt
3 somatotypes/body types (with description)
Ectomorph - skinny; difficulty in GAINING wt
Mesomorph - naturally muscular; easy gain/loss of wt
Endomorph - round; difficulty LOSING wt
Tx for anemia worsened by hookworm & whipworm
Mebendazole + Iron supplement
Vit A Deficiency (VAD) S/Sx
Night blindness/nyctalopia (earliest subj sx)
Xeropthalmia (earliest obj sx)
Bitot’s spots
Keratomalacia
Blindness (end stage)
Define NYCTALOPIA
Impaired dark adaptation due to lack of rhodopsin; aka night blindness
Define XEROPHTALMIA
Dry thickened conjunctiva & cornea
Define BITOTs spots
Foamy soapsud-like spots on white part of the eye
Define KERATOMALACIA
Corneal ulceration/erosion
Vitamin A supplementation
SCHEDULE
Infant (6-11mo)
*100,000 IU (BLUE capsule)
*another dose after 6 mos
Pre-schooler (12-59 mos)
*200,000 IU (RED capsule)
*another dose after 6 mos
VitA Deficiency
Tx SCHEDULE
Infants (BLUE cap.)
Pre-School (RED cap.)
Give one capsule:
1. Immediately upon dx
2. NEXT DAY
3. After 2 weeks
Pregnant women
Vit A Supplementation
SCHEDULE
During Pregnancy (starting 4th mo)
*10,000 IU (colorless)
Postpartum (within 1st 4 weeks)
*100,000 IU (blue)
W/ xeropthalmia or nightblindness
*10,000 IU (colorless), 1 cap OD regardless of AOG
Types of Protein Energy Metabolism (PEM)
KWASHIORKOR: protein
MARASMUS: calorie
MARASMIC KWASHIORKOR: protein and calorie - MOST SEVERE FORM