Malnutrition Flashcards
Cause of malnutrition is food intake alone
Primary
Cause of malnutrition is aside from food intake
Secondary
A type of undernutrition wherein there is deficiency in protein and energy caused by restriction/deprivation
Protein Energy Malnutrition
A PEM characterized by thinness for height (WASTING)
Acute PEM
A PEM characterized by shortened height for age [STUNTING]
Chronic PEM
A type of undernutrition wherein there is a deficiency of energy intake for a longbperiod of time
Chronic energy deficiency
Results from consumption of inadequate fod for a prolonged period of time
Undernutrition
Disproportion among essential nutrients with or without absolute lack of nutrients
Imbalance
Results from a lack of an individual nutrient
Specific deficiency
More than 110% of DBW but less than 120%
Overweight
More than 120% of dbw
Obesity
A chronic OEM characterized by looking old and skin and bones
Marasmus
Acute PEM characterized with muscle watsing, edema, large belly and infections
Kwashiorkor
Common nutritional deficiency characterized by severe depletionof iron which results to low hemoglobin concentration
Iron deficiency anemia
Common nutritional deficiency - poor thyroid hormone prduction which results to enlargement of the thyroid gland / goiter
Iodine deficiency disorder
Spoon shaped nails
Koilonychia
Common nutritional deficiency wherein severe depletion of vitamin a
Vitamin a deficiency
Yellowish, cheesy appearance in the eye
Bitot’s spot
Dryness,wrinkling and increased pigmentation in the eye
Conjuctivitis
Vitamin/minerla deficiency wherein there is CHEILOSIS or vertical fissuring of the lips
Riboflavin deficiency
Vitamn/mineral deficiency characterized with PELLAGRA, scarlet colored tongue
Niacin deficiency
Vitamin c deificiency
Scurvy
Vitamin d and calcium deficiency
Rickets
