L5: Nutrition Assessment & Types of Feeding Flashcards
Muscle wasting
methods of nutritional assessment
- Skin fold thickness
- Muscle wasting
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Circumference measurement
- Lab tests
Skin fold thickness
BMI
Circumference measurment
Lab tests for nutritional assessment
- Transferrin.
- Iron.
- Hemoglobin.
- Folic acid.
- Vit b12.
- WBCs.
- Lymphocytes.
- Albumin
- Prealbumin
- K & Na.
Def of Malnutrition
- The condition that results from taking an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking in excess or in the wrong proportions.
what are malnutrition consequences?
Signs of Vit A Deficiency
- Dry skin.
- Night blindness.
Signs of Vit B1 Deficiency
Beriberi “wet & dry”
Signs of Vit B2 Deficiency
- Angular stomatitis.
- Seborrheic dermatitis.
Signs of Vit B3 Deficiency
Pellagra (3D)
- Dermatitis.
- Dementia.
- Diarrhea.
Signs of Vit C Deficiency
Scurvy.
Importance of proper diet with an adequate intake & absorbtion of both minerals & Fluid
- Necessary to meet the metabolic needs of the patient.
- Decreased Hospitalization time.
- Morbidity
what are essential nutrients?
Methods of patient feeding
Peroral Diet
- Best if possible
- Standard or Specific diet according to clinical condition e.g. (Diabetic - Hepatic - Cardiac).
Def of Nutrition support
- Enteral or parenteral provision of calories, protein, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and fluids.
- Indicated when adequate nourishment cannot be provided by mouth.
Types of Enteral feeding
- Fine-bore nasogastric tube
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
- Needle catheter jejunostomy
Procedure of Fine-Bore Nasogastric Feeding
Procedure of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy
Indication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy
Procedure of Needle Catheter Jejunostomy
what does standard enteric diet provide?
