illness and nutrition Flashcards
registered dietitians role
develop nutrition care plans
nurses role
- monitor and evaluate
- gather info for nutritional assessment
information gathered in nutrition screening (3)
- admitting diagnosis
- physical measurements and lab results
- info about nutritional and health status
historical info (nutritional assessment)
- medical history
- meds and supplement history
- personal and social history
- food and nutrition history
what is anthropometric data?
measurements of body size
anthropometric data can reveal problems related to _____ and _____
- overnutrition
- protein-energy malnutrition
______ used to assess brain growth in children up to age 3
head circumference
head circumference used to measure _____ ____ in children up to 3
brain weight
underweight is below what percentile?
5th
overweight is above what percentile?
85th
obese is above what percentile?
95th
children under 2 measured in _____ ________
recumbent position (length)
malnutrition lab tests
- HgA1C
- lipid panel
- electrolytes
- uric acid
blood and urine samples contain _____, ______ , and _______
- nutrients
- proteins
- metabolites
c-reactive proteins are reflective of ____
inflammation
albumin
- least senstive
- wouldn’t be low until late stages of malnurishment
______levels rise from PEM and cause iron deficiency
transferrin
pre-albumin and retinol binding protein
- levels decrease rapidly from PEM
- most useful for detecting early signs of PEM
tests most useful for detecting early signs of PEM
-pre-albumin and retinol binding protein
most common areas where clinical signs of deficiencies appear
- skin
- hair
- digestive tract
fluid retention assessment
- edema
- ascites
- increased BP
- weight gain
_____ and ______ deficiency can be tested by measuring skins response to antigens
-PEM and zinc
test ____ _____ ____ for muscle weakness
hand grip strength
protein needs increased to as high as
2.5 g/kg
