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Nutritional Assessment & Energy Calculations (4) Flashcards

Dr. Shepherd

1
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What are the nutrition assessment steps?

A
  1. assess the patient
  2. assess the current and prior diet
  3. assess the feeding management
  4. repeat as needed
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T/F: Like with adult dogs and cats, BCS can beg used with puppies and kittens

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FALSE

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What BCS is ideal for dogs and cats?

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dogs: 4/9 or 5/9
cats: 5/9

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5
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Look at BCS table

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What are the 4 grades for muscle condition score (MCS)?

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  • normal 3/3
  • mild muscle loss 2/3
  • moderate muscle loss 1/3
  • severe muscle loss 0/3
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What is MCS used to identify?

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cachexia and sarcopenia

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9
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Where do you measure muscle condition score on dogs and cats?

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dogs: head, neck, shoulders, hind limb

cats: head, neck, shoulders

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10
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The nutrient requirements of dogs and cats may be expressed as ____

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diet concentration on a caloric basis i.e. 80g crude protein/M cal

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What are dogs and cats fed?

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12
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What questions do you ask yourself when selecting pet food?

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  • is it safe?
  • is it nutritious?
  • is it appropriate for this pet?
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13
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What are the 2 categories for AAFCO nutrient profile guidelines?

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  1. growth and reproduction
  2. adult maintenance
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What are WSAVA guidelines?

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What is resting energy requirement? (RER)

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expressed as kcal metabolizable energy (ME) per day

the foundation to which a life stage factor (aka daily requirement factor) is multiplied to estimate

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What is daily energy requirement? (DER)

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  • DER for adult maintenance aka maintenance energy requirement (MER)
  • DER for growth
  • DER for work
17
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How is the energy content of pet food expressed?

A
  • gross energy
  • digestible energy
  • metabolizable energy
  • net energy
18
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What is metabolizable energy?

A

digestible energy - urine & gas energy

19
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How is the energy content of pet food expressed?

A

metabolizable energy

20
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What is net energy?

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metabolizable energy - heat increment (energy lost as heat)

21
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How is metabolizable energy determined?

A

feeding test
by calculation

22
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What is the resting energy requirement equation?

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RER (kcal/day) = BWkg^0.75 x 70

23
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T/F: Energy requirements are linear

A

FALSE - surface area differences

24
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A

201 kcal/day

25
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662 kcal/day

26
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How do you calculate DER?

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DER = RER x lifestage factor

27
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Look at DER requirement differences

28
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DER 1.4-1.6

A

2,672-3,054 kcal/day

29
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RER = 234 kcal/day

DER = 280-327 kcal/day

30
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What aspect of the nutrition assessment is important in determining whether the calculated DER is appropriate?

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BCS & MCS, weight trends, activity level

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