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Nutritional Assessment - Anthropometrics, Malnutrition Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 elements of malnutrition screening?

A

Current condition
Stable condition
Deteriorating condition

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When assessing current condition, BMI of 18.5-20?

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at risk of malnutrition

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3
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When assessing current condition, BMI less than 18.5?

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Decreased lean mass

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4
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How can we assess if the patients condition is stable?

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Assess involuntary weight loss

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5
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Patient has >5% involuntary loss in one month or >10-15% loss in 6 months, their risk of malnutrition is __

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SEVERE

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6
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Patient has >5% involuntary loss in one month, their risk of malnutrition is ____

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MODERATE

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7
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What question can we ask to determine if patients condition is deteriorating?

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Ask if their appetite has decreased in the past few dyas

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8
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Compromised intake/loss of BM —> ____ –> Starvation related malnutrition

A

NO Inflammation

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9
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Inflammation —> Mild/Moderate —> _____

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Chronic disease related malnutrition

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10
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Inflammation —> Marked/Inflammatory Response —> _____

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Acute disease/injury related malnutrition

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11
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Define Nutritional Screening

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the process of rapidly identifying individuals who may be at risk for nutritional deficiencies or problems, and would benefit from seeing a dietitian

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12
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Define Nutritional Assessment

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the assessment of body compartments and the analysis of the structure and function of organ systems and their effect on metabolism

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13
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What are the two main goals of nutritional assessment?

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To identify the patients needs

To establish a baseline for monitoring and evaluation of the nutritional assessment plan

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14
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What are the 3 additional goals of nutritional assessment?

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  • Disease prevention
  • Identification of micro and macronutrient deficiencies
  • Assessing/preventing overall malnutrition
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15
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What is malnutrition associated with?

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  • Increased morbidity (malnutrition has lots of co-morbidities)
  • Increased mortality
  • Increased hospital stay and costs
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16
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What are the components of nutritional screening?

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  • Pre-existing condition causing nutrient loss
  • Condition causing increased nutrient requirement
  • Dietary intake (simple)
  • Weight-loss (any involuntary weight-loss is NOT healthy)
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17
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What are the components of nutritional assessment?

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ABCDF

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18
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What is clinical assessment?

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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)

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19
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Diet inadequacy - what method?

A

dietary

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20
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Decreased tissue levels - what method?

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Biochemical, not commonly used

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21
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Decreased bodily fluid levels - what method?

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Biochemical, such as decreased serum ferritin

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22
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Decreased function within tissue - what method?

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Anthropometric/Biochemical

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23
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Decreased enzymatic activity - what method?

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Biochemical

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24
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Functional change - what method?

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Behavioural/Psychological (functional assessment such as handgrip strength, walking test)

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25
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Clinical Symptoms/Anatomical signs - what method?

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Clinical (final stage of nutrient deficiency)

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26
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Anthropometrics =

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measurements are done through body size, shape, circumferences, weight and proportions

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27
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Body composition =

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measurement of body compartments (i.e. fat-free, fat and bone mass)

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28
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Put the following in order of increasing % compostion in a normal, 70 kg man:

  • Viscera
  • Plasma proteins
  • Fat
  • Skeleton,skin
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Exrtacellular
A
  • Fat
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Extracellular
  • Viscera
  • Skeleton, skin
  • Plasma proteins
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29
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Name two ways skeletal muscle can be assessed

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  • Arm muscle circumferences

- CHI (Creatinine height index)

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30
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How many kg of protein found in a 70 kg man?

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12 kg

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31
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How many kcal of fat in a 70 kg man?

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160,000 kcal

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32
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How is standing height measured?

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Standiometer, shoulders and heels against wall. Patient should be barefoot and Frankfurt plan parallel to the wall

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33
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How is knee height measured?

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Knee at 90 degree angle on bed, use calliper to measure top of knee to heel

34
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Who is armspan not recommended for?

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Usually not accurate in most, but especially asians, african americans and those with spinal deformities

35
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How is wrist circumference measured? what does it determine?

A

height(cm)/wrist circumference (cm)

measures FRAME size

36
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What is weight?

A

sum of all components at each level of body composition

37
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Equation to adjust for amputation calculation, will it increase or decrease?

A

current weight / (100 - %loss) x 100

Will INCREASE

38
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head ?

39
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arm?

40
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forearm?

41
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hand?

42
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calf?

43
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leg?

44
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foot?

45
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BMI of <18.5

A

underweight

46
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BMI of 18.6-24.9

47
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BMI of 25-29.9 - what classification and HBW?

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Overweight

BMI of 25 for HBW

48
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BMI of 30-34.9 - what classification and HBW?

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Obese Class I

BMI of 25-28 for HBW

49
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BMI of 35-40 - what classification and HBW?

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Obese Class II

BMI of 25-28 for HBW

50
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BMI of >40 - what classification and HBW?

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Obese Class III

BMI of 30 for HBW

51
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Name some limitations of BMI

A
  • does not determine body composition

- not accurate in athletes

52
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BMI 21 for person over 65

A

May be associated with some health risks (<24)

53
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BMI of 26 for person over 65

A

Healthy for elderly (24-29)

54
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BMI of 29 for person over 65

A

Healthy for elderly (24-29)

55
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BMI of 32 for person over 65

A

May be associated with some health problems (>29)

56
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What does MAC measure?

A

Mid-upper arm circumference: Bone, muscle and sub fat

57
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What does MAMC measure?

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Mid-upper arm muscle circumference: Muscle and bone

58
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How is MAMC calculated?

A

MAC(mm) - (pi x TSF)

59
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What is TSF?

A

Tricep skinfold thickness

60
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What is the preferred/more accurate way to measure muscle and bone?

61
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What does MAMA measure?

A

Mid-upper arm muscle area: Muscle and bone (more sensitive to changes than MAMC)

62
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How is MAMA calculated?

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MAMC^2/4pi

63
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What is cMAMA?

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Corrected mid-upper arm muscle area: Muscle only

64
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Is cMAMA valid in elderly/obese?

65
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How is cMAMA calculated in MEN?

66
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How is cMAMA calculated in WOMEN?

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MAMA - 6.5

67
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What is MAFA?

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Mid-upper arm fat area: reflects subcutaneous adipose stores, more accurate than skinfold thickness

68
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(T/F) Tricep skinfold thickness is more accurate than measuring the mid-upper arm fat area

A

False, MAFA is more accurate

69
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MAMA is in the <5th percentile?

A

Muscle deficit

70
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MAFA is between 5-15th percentile?

A

Below average

71
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MAMA is between 15-85th percentile?

72
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MAFA is >85th percentile?

A

Excess fat

73
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What tool estimates fat-mass, fat-free mass and body water?

A

Bioelectrical impedence

74
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How does BIA work?

A

Measures the impedence (electrical current resistance) throughout the body, and then the resistance is plugged into a regression equation

75
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What are some limitations of BIA?

A
  • influenced by hydration status
  • less precise in atypical bodies
  • little reference data
76
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Which tool measures bone and soft tissue mass?

77
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How does DXA work?

A

Machine that measures the density of each body tissue

78
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What tissues are the most dense?

A

Bone –> Lean mass –> fat-free mass

79
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What are limitations of DXA?

A

Expensive, some exposure to radiation, must assume normal hydration status

80
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What tool measures lean and fat body mass?

81
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How does BOD POD work?

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Measures the displacement of air once the individual enters the machine, based off the principle that pressure is inversely related to volume

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