Nutritional Assessments

Question 1

Requires the PT to name all food eaten within a day

Answer 1

A 24-Hour Recall

Question 2

Asks the PT to identify the number of times per week, month, or day a particular food group is eaten

Answer 2

Food Frequency Questionnaire

Question 3

A Food Frequency Questionnaire provides-

Answer 3

A more global image of the client’s nutritional intake than the 24-Hour Recall

Question 4

What’s an issue for both the 24-Hour Recall and the Food Frequency Questionnaire?

Answer 4

Accuracy

Question 5

What’s the most accurate food diary?

Answer 5

A Food Record

Question 6

A Food Record provides-

Answer 6

Info on the quantity as well as the types of food eaten

Question 7

Which type of food diary requires a high level of cognitive & psychomotor functioning?

Answer 7

A Food Record

Question 8

Which food diary asks the PT in advance to keep a measured & weighed amount of all foods eaten in a 3 day period?

Answer 8

Food Records

Question 9

Body Composition=

Answer 9

The proportion of fat in your body

Question 10

What body composition measurement is used to assess growth in children, indirectly assess adults’ protein and fat stores, to diagnose obesity, overweight, and underweight?

Answer 10

Anthropometric Measurements

Question 11

Noninvasive examination techniques to determine body dimensions such as height and weight. Standardized equipment must be used =

Answer 11

Anthropometric Measurements

Question 12

Use of a caliper to obtain the most accurate measurement =

Answer 12

Skinfold Measurements

Question 13

What are the most reliable locations for the use of skinfold measurements for men + women?

Answer 13

Men = The Subscapular Area

Women = The Triceps Skinfold

Question 14

The BMI doesn’t account for-

Answer 14

The difference between muscle and fat accumulation

Question 15

A high level of abdominal fat is associated with increased risk for-

Answer 15

Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease

Question 16

Normally, what circumference is routinely measured as a part of screening?

If obese, what kind of circumference is used instead?

Answer 16

Normally = Mid-Upper Arm Circumference

Obese = Abdominal Circumference

Question 17

2.2 lbs =

Answer 17

1 kg

Question 18

39.37 in =

Answer 18

1 Meter

Question 19

Weight in Kgs/Height in meters =

Answer 19

BMI

Question 20

Normal BMI for adults?

Answer 20

18.5 - 24.9

Question 21

Underweight BMI for adults?

Answer 21

< 18.5

Question 22

Severely Underweight BMI for adults?

Answer 22

< 16

Question 23

Pre-Obese BMI for adults?

Answer 23

25 - 29.9

Question 24

Class 3 Obesity BMI for adults?

Answer 24

40 or higher

Question 25

What are 4 imaging techniques?

Answer 25

DEXA Scans CT Scans MRI Scans Underwater Weighing

Question 26

What imaging technique assesses bone mineral content and density-quick, noninvasive =

Answer 26

DEXA (Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry)

Question 27

What imaging technique measures volume rather than actual body composition. Provides info about quantity of adipose tissue, especially in body cavities?

Answer 27

CT Scan

Question 28

Adipose Tissue =

Answer 28

Body Fat Tissue

Question 29

What imaging technique is noninvasive, directly assesses body composition. Cost + availability make it impracticable for everyday use?

Answer 29

MRI Scan

Question 30

What imaging technique is the gold standard for body composition measures?

Answer 30

The Underwater Weighing Technique

Question 31

Constitutes 60% of the body’s protein, synthesized in the liver =

Answer 31

Albumin

Question 32

Low albumin levels are associated with-

Answer 32

Malnutrition, malabsorption, acute/ chronic liver disease, and repeated loss of protein (via burns, wounds, etc.)

Question 33

Albumin or Pre-albumin, which one more accurately depicts nutritional status?

Answer 33

Pre-Albumin is more accurate

Question 34

Why is a PT’s pre-albumin level more accurate at depicting nutritional status than their albumin level?

Answer 34

Your albumin level is affected by fluid status, pre-albumin level isn’t

Question 35

Transferrin is a protein that-

Answer 35

Binds with iron

Question 36

Blood glucose, serum protein level & indices, total lymphocyte count, and hemoglobin are all examples of-

Answer 36

Lab values indicating nutritional status

Question 37

Transferrin can be measure-

Answer 37

Directly or Indirectly

Question 38

TIBC =

Answer 38

Total Iron Bonding Capability

Question 39

When you have anemia, TIBC is-

Answer 39

Decreased

Question 40

If you have an iron-deficiency, your TIBC will be-

Answer 40

Increased

Question 41

Can LPNs collect a nutritional history?

Answer 41

Yes

Question 42

Who’s responsible for reviewing and interpreting the findings of a nutritional history?

Answer 42

RNs

Question 43

When delegating an LPN to collect a PT’s nutritional history, you must be sure to-

Answer 43

Mention how often that you want the measurements to be made

Question 44

Who may you safely delegate the measurement of weight, height, intake and output of a PT to?

Answer 44

Other Nursing Staff or Nursing Assistants