Nutrition for the chronically ill Flashcards
What is the nutrition assessment?
A -Anthropometric B-Biochemical C-Clinical D-Dietary Methods E-Environment
What is Anthropometry?
The measurement of physical dimensions and composition of the body. (EX: height, weight, head circumference)
What is the Biochemical aspect of the nutrition assessment?
Involves Laboratory methods such as looking at:
- Serum proteins - albumin, prealbumin
- Hemoglobin
- Lipid profile
What is the Clinical aspect of the nutrition assessment?
- Detects signs and symptoms of malnutrition.
2. Discovered during clinical exam.
What can painful cracks at the corner of the mouth indicate?
Riboflavin or niacin deficiency.
What is the dietary methods aspect of the nutrition assessment?
Surveys to measure the quantity of food consumed over a period of time.
What are ways to gather dietary method information?
- 24-hour dietary recall
- Food diary
- Food frequency questionnaire
What is the environment aspect of the nutrition assessment?
Evaluation of environment that may affect nutrition such as:
- access to food
- Income
- Home environment
What are the types of Dysphagia?
- Oropharyngeal
2. Esophageal
How do we assess for dysphagia?
- Bedside evaluations
2. Modified barium swallow by speech or occupational therapy.
What are the characteristics of Esophageal Dysphagia?
- Food or liquid stops in esophagus
2. Solids may be more difficult to swallow than liquids.
Esophageal Dysphagia results from what?
- Cancer
- Esophageal stricture
- Muscle disorders of esophagus.
What are the characteristics of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia?
- Difficulty moving food to back of mouth and initiating swallow.
- Symptoms include drooling, coughing, choking, pocketing of food, gurgly voice.
- Liquids may be more problematic than solids.
Oropharyngeal Dysphasia results from what?
- Parkinson’s
- Alzheimer’s
- Stroke
- Cerebral palsy
- Cancer
What are the ways we associate the consistency of liquids? (Thick to Thin)
- Pudding Thick
- Honey Thick
- Syrup/nectar Thick
- Thin
What are the levels of dysphagia diet? (1-5, 1= smallest 5=largest
Level 1: Pureed Level 2: Minced Level 3: Ground Level 4: Chopped Level 5: Regular
What kind of patients is the Mechanical Soft diet for?
- patients with poor dentition or poorly fitting dentures.
- Debilitated patients with difficulty chewing.
- Patients who have undergone head and neck surgery
- Patients with dysphasia
How is the meat prepared for mechanical soft diet?
Meats are ground if not already in a form which is easily chewed.
What is restricted for the mechanical soft diet?
- Most raw fruits and vegetables
- Nuts
- Seeds
What are the characteristics of the pureed diet?
- requires minimal chewing/swallowing
2. Any food which can be blended to an appropriate consistency can be offered.
What kind of foods are part of the pureed diet?
Strained foods soft cooked cereals cream soups soft desserts other soft consistent texture foods.
What is specifically suggested for the pureed diet?
Between meal feedings.
what kind of patients is the low bacteria diet for?
For patients who are immunosuppressed or compromised.
What is the key to the low bacteria diet?
Food safety such as throughly washing and cooking.
For patients who have cirrhosis how is their diet designed?
- to promote liver regeneration, nutritional repletion & prevent hepatic encephalopathy.
For patients who have cirrhosis what is their diet composed of?
High calorie, high protein diet unless hepatic encephalopathy develops.
Why would fat as a nutrient be limited in patients with cirrhosis?
If steatorrhea develops or if patient is jaundiced.
Why would sodium & fluid be restricted in patients with cirrhosis?
If ascites and/or edema is present.
What should completely be avoided if a patient has cirrhosis?
Alcohol.
For patients who develop hepatic encephalopathy, how is their diet designed?
Designed to prevent tissue catabolism, ammonia production, and promote liver regeneration.
What should be provided in a adequate amount for patients with hepatic encephalopathy?
kcal and protein.
What should be restricted if ascites is present in patients with hepatic encephalopathy?
sodium and fluid.
What should be monitored and when for patients with hepatic encephalopathy?
- Serum potassium levels
2. If taking potassium-wasting/sparing diuretics.
When are other appropriate times fat should be restricted in diet?
- Gallbladder disease
- Biliary, pancreatic, and intestinal disorders that results in maldigestion, malabsorption or effects transport of fat.
Under a fat restricted diet when may Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) be indicated?
When steatorrhea is present, chylous ascites, and chylothorax.