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Nutrition Flashcards

1
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What are convincing risks for oesophageal cancer?

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Body fat and alcoholic drinks

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What are 3 things that increase the risk of colorectal cancer?

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Red and processed meat, body fat, alcoholic drinks

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What are 2 things that decrease the risk of colorectal cancer?

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Physical activity and high dietary fibre

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4
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What can physical activity after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer do?

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Improve survival and decrease recurrence

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5
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What can non-compliance with a gluten free diet cause?

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Recurrence of symptoms, osteoporosis, infertility

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6
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What are the 5 basic principles of behaviour change?

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Ask, assess, advice, agree, assist

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Physical activity reduces the risk of what in terms of GI disease?

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Constipation, diverticular disease, gallstones, colon cancer

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8
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Why is dietary fibre protective against GI cancer?

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It reduces absorption of carcinogens and decreases pH of colon to reduce growth of pathogenic organisms

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What makes red and processed meats bad?

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They are a source of saturated fats and also form carcinogens when cooked at a high temperature

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10
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Haem iron in red meat increases what?

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Free radicals which damages the lining of the gut

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11
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Who qualify as people who need nutritional support?

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BMI < 18.5
Unintentional weight loss > 10% in the last 3-6 months
Have or are likely to eat nothing in the next 5 days
Poor absorptive capacity and high nutrient loss

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12
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What is enteral tube feeding?

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Nutrient rich feed directly into the stomach, duodenum or jejunum

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What is parenteral nutrition?

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Delivery of IV nutrients

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14
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When are oral nutritional supplements given?

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Dysphagia, IBD, post total gastrectomy, bowel fistulae

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15
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What are indications for enteral feeding?

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Inadequate or unsafe intake of nutrients but with a functional GI tract

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16
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Which of Jevity and Osmolite contain fibre and which doesn’t?

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Jevity- fibre

Osmolite- no fibre

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17
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What are indications for parenteral nutrition?

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People at risk of malnutrition with inadequate or unsafe oral or enteral feeding and an inaccessible GI tract

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18
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When is home parenteral indicated?

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Intestinal failure

19
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What is malnutrition?

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A state of nutrition which causes measurable adverse effects

20
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What tool is used to measure malnutrition in the NHS?

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MUST scoring

21
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What is stage 1 of the MUST scoring and what do the results represent?

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BMI:
> 20 = 0
Between 18.5 and 20= 1
< 18.5 = 2

22
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What is stage 2 of the MUST scoring and what do the results represent?

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Weight loss:
Less than 5%= 0
Between 5 and 10%= 1
More than 10%= 2
(in the past 3-6 months)
23
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How do you work out weight change?

A

Difference/original x 100

24
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What does intentional weight loss score on the MUST system?

25
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What is stage 3 of the MUST scoring and what do the results represent?

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Acute disease- has the patient been acutely unwell and has there been/likely to be no nutritional intake for >5 days?
No= 0
Yes= 2

26
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Score 0 on MUST means?

27
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Score 1 on MUST means?

A

Medium risk

28
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Score 2+ on MUST means?

29
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What are extra ways of measuring height?

A

Ulna length or mid-upper arm circumference

30
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What test can be used to give an estimate of body fat?

A

Triceps skinfold

31
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What is it sometimes appropriate to avoid in IBD?

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High fibre, fatty foods ad lactose

32
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What are dietary considerations of IBD complications?

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Anaemia- give IV iron replacement

Osteoporosis- give calcium and vitamin D

33
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What is measured annually in Crohn’s?

34
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Is enteral nutrition used in IBD?

A

Sometimes CD but never UC

35
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What is modulin IBD used for?

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Sole diet or supplement in IBD as it contains a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory

36
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Who is modulin IBD first line in?

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Children, not adults. Considered when medication has failed.

37
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Is there evidence for parenteral nutrition in IBD?

38
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What is first line management for IBS?

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4 week trial of probiotics and check for food intolerances

39
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What is second line management for IBS?

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Low FODMAP diet

40
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What is the first line test for Coeliac?

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IgA tissue transglutaminase test

41
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What should be done 6 weeks before testing for Coeliac?

A

Eat gluten

42
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What test is done if the TTG test for Coeliac is positive?

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Biopsy- only diagnostic test

43
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How are some children now diagnosed with Coeliac?

A

Genetic screening

44
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What should all Coeliac patients be told to avoid?

A

Wheat, barley and rye

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