Nutrition Assessment Flashcards
What is the 24 recall method?
everything consumed over the past 24 hours
What’s a food questionnaire?
consumption of food recall from memory
What is a burke type dietary history?
oral report of food
What is an inpatient nutrient intake analysis?
obtaining dietary intake data that involves the weight of foods before and after meals
How to measure glycemic status?
-fasting llamas glucose
-oral glucose tolerance test
What test measures long term plasma glucose levels?
HbA1C
What ways is protein status measured?
-excretion of creatinine
-BUN
What does the BUN test show?
levels of total body nitrogen
What does low BUN levels mean?
liver disease
What does high BUN levels mean?
renal failure
What is heart rate related to?
pumping of blood
What is atherosclerosis?
plaque build up
What tests are used to measure heart health?
-cholesterol
-LDL
-HDL
-total triglycerides
What measures electrolyte status?
potassium and sodium concentrations
What does hematocrit measure?
measure of concentration of red blood cells within the blood
What tests are best to determine irons status?
hematocrit and plasma hemoglobin
What is the main test for vitamin status?
measurement of prothrombin time
What test is used to measure hydration status?
-capillary refill time
What is CBC?
complete blood count
What does c-reactive protein indicate?
can indicate inflammation or chronic inflammation
What is microcytic anemia?
low iron
What is macrocytic anemia?
low in b12 or folate
Waist to hip ratio for women and men?
0.8-women
0.95-men
