Nutritional Assessment - Anthropometrics, Malnutrition Flashcards
What are the 3 elements of malnutrition screening?
Current condition
Stable condition
Deteriorating condition
When assessing current condition, BMI of 18.5-20?
at risk of malnutrition
When assessing current condition, BMI less than 18.5?
Decreased lean mass
How can we assess if the patients condition is stable?
Assess involuntary weight loss
Patient has >5% involuntary loss in one month or >10-15% loss in 6 months, their risk of malnutrition is __
SEVERE
Patient has >5% involuntary loss in one month, their risk of malnutrition is ____
MODERATE
What question can we ask to determine if patients condition is deteriorating?
Ask if their appetite has decreased in the past few dyas
Compromised intake/loss of BM —> ____ –> Starvation related malnutrition
NO Inflammation
Inflammation —> Mild/Moderate —> _____
Chronic disease related malnutrition
Inflammation —> Marked/Inflammatory Response —> _____
Acute disease/injury related malnutrition
Define Nutritional Screening
the process of rapidly identifying individuals who may be at risk for nutritional deficiencies or problems, and would benefit from seeing a dietitian
Define Nutritional Assessment
the assessment of body compartments and the analysis of the structure and function of organ systems and their effect on metabolism
What are the two main goals of nutritional assessment?
To identify the patients needs
To establish a baseline for monitoring and evaluation of the nutritional assessment plan
What are the 3 additional goals of nutritional assessment?
- Disease prevention
- Identification of micro and macronutrient deficiencies
- Assessing/preventing overall malnutrition
What is malnutrition associated with?
- Increased morbidity (malnutrition has lots of co-morbidities)
- Increased mortality
- Increased hospital stay and costs
What are the components of nutritional screening?
- Pre-existing condition causing nutrient loss
- Condition causing increased nutrient requirement
- Dietary intake (simple)
- Weight-loss (any involuntary weight-loss is NOT healthy)
What are the components of nutritional assessment?
ABCDF
What is clinical assessment?
Patients medical, social and psychological history, includes the PHYSICAL signs that we can see from the development of a nutritional deficiency (muscle wasting, brittle hair, nails, eye function etc)
Diet inadequacy - what method?
dietary
Decreased tissue levels - what method?
Biochemical, not commonly used
Decreased bodily fluid levels - what method?
Biochemical, such as decreased serum ferritin
Decreased function within tissue - what method?
Anthropometric/Biochemical
Decreased enzymatic activity - what method?
Biochemical
Functional change - what method?
Behavioural/Psychological (functional assessment such as handgrip strength, walking test)
Clinical Symptoms/Anatomical signs - what method?
Clinical (final stage of nutrient deficiency)
Anthropometrics =
measurements are done through body size, shape, circumferences, weight and proportions
Body composition =
measurement of body compartments (i.e. fat-free, fat and bone mass)
Put the following in order of increasing % compostion in a normal, 70 kg man:
- Viscera
- Plasma proteins
- Fat
- Skeleton,skin
- Skeletal muscle
- Exrtacellular
- Fat
- Skeletal Muscle
- Extracellular
- Viscera
- Skeleton, skin
- Plasma proteins
Name two ways skeletal muscle can be assessed
- Arm muscle circumferences
- CHI (Creatinine height index)
How many kg of protein found in a 70 kg man?
12 kg
How many kcal of fat in a 70 kg man?
160,000 kcal
How is standing height measured?
Standiometer, shoulders and heels against wall. Patient should be barefoot and Frankfurt plan parallel to the wall