MNT-Screens & Heart Flashcards
-identifies malnut risk
-within 24 hours
-anyone can do
nutrition screening
-complete eval of nutrition status
-medical & diet hx, anthros, exam, labs
-RDN only
nutrition assessment
GNRI
geriatric patient screen
MST
-Malnutrition screening tool
-acute hospitalized adults
ADIME
Assessment
Diagnosis
Intervention
Monitoring
Evalutation
Anthroprometrics, labs, clinical & diet hx, NFPE
Assessment
Intake, Clinical, Behavior-Environmental
&
PES statements
Diagnosis
Action to address the etiology & improve nutritional status
Intervention
amount of pressure circulating blood puts against blood vessel walls
blood pressure
pressure when heart beats
systolic
pressure between beats
diastolic
blood pressure is too high
-130-139 (stage I), 140+ (stage II)
Hypertension
SWAP txt hypertension
Sodium (2,300 mg/day)
Weight (DASH)
Alcohol
Physical activity
thick/hard arteries due to plaque
atheroscelerosis
atherosclerosis risk factors
“athletic SHOEs”
Smoking
Heredity
Obesity
Elevated lipids
plaque buildup in artieries that carry blood to the heart
coronary artery disease
transports cholesterol to cells
-LOWer this one
LDLs
-send excess cholesterol to liver to be excreted
-HIGHer it
HDLs
1.5 or higher
HDL range
1.7-3.5
LDL range
Higher than 2.5 bad
triglycerides
reduce LDL + triglycerdies, increase HDL
Statins
-lack of blood supply bc smaller chambers
-sxs: edema, shortness of breath
-comorbid: cardiac cachexia
congestive heart failure
Reccs:
-low sodium/fluids
-DASH
-1.1-1.4 g/kg protein
-folate, mag, B12 & thiamine
-Digitalis
Congestive Heart Failure
