Nutrition Assessment and Classifications Flashcards
Includes taking anthropometric measurements and collecting info ablut clients medical history.
Nutrition Assessment
Involves checking for bilateral pitting edema, measuring weight and MUAC
Simple Nutrition Screening
Can be preceeded by rapid and simple identification of people who may be malnourished or at risk of malnutrition
Full Nutrition Assessment
How often should a Pregnant/Postpartum undergo Nutrition Assessment?
Every ante-natal visit
How often should a Infants (2-6 months) undergo Nutrition Assessment?
At birth and/or every scheduled postnatal visit
How often should an Infant (6-59 Months) undergo Nutrition Assessment?
During monthly growth monitoring sessions for 2 y/o. For older children, it should be every 3 months
How often should Children (5 years above) undergo Nutrition Assessment?
Every clinic visit
How often should Peoplr with HIV undergo Nutrition Assessment?
On every clinic visit and when initiating/changing ART
Different type of Nutrition Assessment
Anthropometric
Biochemical
Clinical
Dietary
Uses community indices that reflect nutritional influences
Indirect Method
A measure of the size, weightand proportions of the body.
Anthropometric Assessment
Used to compatr your child’s height, weight, head size against children of the same age.
Growth Monitoring Chart
Circumference of the left upper arm measuring the midpoint between the tip of the shoulder and the tip of the elbow using a MUAC Tape
MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference)
Moderate value of MUAC for Children (6-59 Months)
> 115mm to <125mm
Moderate value of MUAC for Children (5-9 years old)
> 135mm - 145mm
Moderate value of MUAC for Children (10-14 years old)
> 160mm - 185mm
Moderate value of MUAC for Non-Pregnant people
> 185 - 220mm
Normal range of BMI according to WHO
18.5 - 24.9
Predicts mortality better than any other anthtopometric measurement
Waist Circumference
Medium Risk value for Waist Circumference (Male)
35.5 - 40 inches
Medium Risk value for Waist Circumference (Female)
32.5 - 35 inches
Measured at thr point of the greatest circumference around hips/buttocks to the nearest 0.5cm
Hip Circumference
Moderate Risk value for WHR (Male)
0.96 - 0.99
Moderate Risk value of WHR for Female
0.81 - 0.84
Complex syndrome associated with an underlying illness that causes ongoing muscle loss that is not entirely reversed with nutritional supplementation.
Cachexia
