NUTRITIONAL STATUS Flashcards
the degree to w/c individual’s psychological need for nutrients is being met by food he/she is eating
nutritional status or nutriture
the degree of balance between nutrient intake and nutrient requirement
nutritional status or nutriture
what are the methods that provide direct information
anthropometric measurement
biochemical assessment or examination
biophysical technique or radiological measurements
clinical assessment or examination
dietary evaluation or assessment
what are the methods that provide indirect information
food consumption studies
studies on health conditions and vital statistics
studies on food supply situation
studies on socio-economic conditions
sutdies on cultural and anthropological influences
it should begin with questions regarding dietary habits
dietary assessment/evaluation
what are the methods of assessing dietary intake
24 hr recalll
food frequency questionnaire
dietary history
food diary
observation of food intake
first essential in nutirional planning ; provides data and information for planning and evaluation ; helps define priorities and responsibilities of public health system at the national, regional, provincial, city, municipal, and barangay levels
24hr recall
some warning signs of poor nutritional health are noted in this checklist ; used to find out if client is at nutritional risk
speedy checklist for nutritional health
in the speedy checklist, a score of 0-2 must be rechecked in __ months
6
in speedy checlklist, a score of 3-5 indicates __ and must be rechecked in __ months
moderate nutritional risk ; 3 months
in speedy checklist, a score of 6 or more indicates __ ; consult w/ physician, dietitian, or other qualified health or social service professional
high nutritional risk
deals with the examination of changes that can be seen or felt in the superficial tissues such as skin, hair, eyes more coverage in a short time, inexpensive
clinical assessment
energy malnutrition classification
protein
symptoms include: marasmus, kwashiorkor, marasmic kwashiorkor
protein - energy malnutrition
an impairment of night vision, may be treated by supplementation with Vitamin A ; severe cases need large supplements and a simultaneous treatment of eye problem with antibiotics
xerophthalmia
symptoms include: impaired night vision, smokey conjunctiva, dry eyes, cornea softening and ulcers
xerophthalmia
it is a low hemoglobin
anemia
symptoms include: tiredness, paleness under eyelid, breathlessness, heart palpitations, paleness under the nails, edema
anemia
it is an enlargement of the thyroid glands due to need for iodine ; if iodine is short in supply, the gland grows to try to offset the deficit ; neck swelling
goiter
symptoms include: swelling of the neck, difficulty in swallowing, breathing, tight feeling in throat
goiter
symptoms include: magenta red tongue, sores at the angle of the mouth and folds of the nose, itching and caling of the skin around the nose, mouth, scrotum, forehad, ears, scalp, and others
vitamin B2 or riboflavin deficiency
estimation of time desaturation, enzyme activity or blood composition ; tests are confined to 2 fluids (blood and urine)
biochemical assessment
what are the factors affecting the accuracy of results of biochemical assessment
standards of collection
methods of transport and storage of samples
techniques employed
objectivity ; independent of emotional and subjective factors ; can detect early subclinical states of nutritional deficiency
biochemical assessment
serum albumin and amino acid imbalance in blood indicates
protein deficiency
serum vitamin A, and carotene indicates
vitamin A deficiency
serum alkalin phosphatase in blood indicates
vitamin C deficiency
hemoglobin in blood indicates
iron and vitamin b12 deficiency
hemotcrit in blood indicates
iron deficiency
hydroxyproline excretion, urinary urea, urinary creatinine in urine indicates
protein deficiency
urinary thiamine indicates
thiamine deficiency
urinary riboflavin indicates
riboflavin deficiency
(from 3-4 hr urine of 24hr sample) urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio of 30 or lower in a random sample is indicative of __
malnutrition
Ratio of four indispensable amino acids and four indispensable amino acids in serum by paper chromatography
amino acid imbalance test
a score of 5-10 in amino acid imbalance test indiates
kwashiorkor
a score of less than 2 in amino acid imbalance test indicates __ children
well-fed