Nutrition Assessment

Question 1

Implications of malnutrition

Answer 1

Increased morbidity
Decreased wound healing
Increased infection and complications

CAUSING increased mortality, treatment, hospital stay length

CAUSING increased cost and Decreased quality of life

Question 2

What is the ABCDE of Nutrition assessment

Answer 2

. Anthropometric (Physical assessment)
* Biochemical
* Clinical examination
* Dietary intake
* (Economical/Social)

Question 3

A for ANTHROPOMETRY
what are you looking for ?

Answer 3

Changes in physical dimensions (weight) and body composition – including rate of change

Weight
Height/Stature/knee height/total arm length/arm span
Circumferences
Other

Question 4

How to determine health body weight

Answer 4

BodyMassIndex(BMI)-weight for height in a suggested range
Weight (kg)/Height (m2)

Question 5

How to calculate % change in weight loss

Answer 5

(Usual weight - current/ usual weight ) x100

Question 6

B for BIOCHEMISTRY
- Importance of biochemistry?

Answer 6

• Detect deficiencies in certain nutrients
• Support other data
• Nutrients- blood, urine, salvia
• Response to supplementation or intervention

Question 7

C for CLINICAL (and physical)
- what do are you looking for

Answer 7

*Signs & symptoms of deficiency/toxicity
* Measurements of physiologic performance
functional status
* Cognitive status
* Use of drugs–drug-nutrient interactions etc

Question 8

D for DIETARY EVALUATION
- What are you looking for

Answer 8

• Food and beverage intake–quality of diet
• Estimation of dietary requirements
  *Usage of supplements (and effect on
  nutrient intake)
• Foodsecurity/insecurity
  (Economical/Social)