nutrition assess

Question 1

interview

Answer 1

Socioeconomic status
Psychosocial factors (meaning of food)

Question 2

interview medical conditions

Answer 2

Medical conditions that involve malabsorption, such as Crohn’s disease or cystic fibrosis

Question 3

interview conditions re. to eating

Answer 3

Medical conditions that may affect desire to eat, such as chemotherapy treatment or pregnancy accompanied by morning sickness. Conditions that involve physical limitations, weakness, and/or fatigue

Question 4

interview - speaking/swallowing

Answer 4

dysphagia

Question 5

interview - addiction

Answer 5

Medications
Alcohol abuse

Question 6

interview social

Answer 6

Language barriers
Lack of caregiver or social support
Knowledge of nutrition

Question 7

Hemoglobin

Answer 7

Hemoglobin (normal = 12 to 18 g/dL) decreased → anemia

Question 8

Hematocrit

Answer 8

Hematocrit (normal = 40% to 50%) decreased → anemia increased → dehydration

Question 9

Transferrin (transfer $240 to me)

Answer 9

Transferrin (normal = 240 to 480 mg/dL) decreased → anemia, protein deficiency

Question 10

lymphocyte count

Answer 10

lymphocyte count (normal = greater than 1,800) decreased → impaired nutritional intak

Question 11

Blood urea nitrogen

Answer 11

Blood urea nitrogen (normal = 17 to 18 mg/dL) increased → starvation, high protein intake, severe dehydration decreased → malnutrition

Question 12

Creatinine

Answer 12

Creatinine (normal = 0.4 to 1.5 mg/dL) increased → dehydration decreased → reduction in total muscle mass, severe malnutrition