Nutrition

Question 1

Types of nutritional screening

Answer 1

Comprehensive nutritional assessment-dietary history and clinical information, physical exam for clinical signs, anthropometric measures, and lab tests
24-hour recall-asked to recall everything they ate in the last 24hours
Food frequency questionnaire- collect how many times per day, week, or month the individual eats particular foods
Food diaries- have pt right everything they eat
Direct observation- making observations while assessing

Question 2

Subjective data to ask for nutritional assessment

Answer 2

Any changes in appetite
Recent surgeries?
Do you have any food allergies?
Do you have any food intolerance?
Do you take any supplements?

Question 3

Objective data

Answer 3

Anthropometric measusures-height, weight, head circumference, bmi, etc

Question 4

What are nutritional needs for adolescences?a

Answer 4

Caloric and Protein-to help with bone growth and mausoleum mass
Calcium
Iron

Question 5

Signs of malnutrition

Answer 5

Skin- dry, flaking, scaly, dry, eczema, xanthomas
bumpy, cracks on hands legs face, or neck
Hair-dull,dry, color changes, corkscrew hair
Eyes-foamy plaques, dryness, softening, pale/red conjunctivae, blepharitis
Lips-vertical cracks, red cracks at side of mouth
Tongue-beefy red, pale, papillary hypertrophy/atrophy, megenta/purplish colored
Gums-bleeding
Musculoskeletal-pain in calves, thighs, osteomalacia, rickets, joint pain, muscle wasting
Neurological-peripheral neuropathy, hyporeflexia, disorientation/irritability

Question 6

Cachexia

Answer 6

A wasting syndrome

Signs-severe weight loss and muscle waste, sunken eyes, hollow cheeks, fatigue, muscle weakness, and anorexia

Question 7

Marasmus

Answer 7

Protein calorie malnutrition caused by inadequate intake of protein and calories or prolonged starvation

Question 8

Kwashiorkor

Answer 8

Protein malnutrition caused by diets high in calories but little to no protein

Question 9

Subjective data to ask