health assessment nutrition assessment

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nutritional status
__________ refers to the degree o...,
What factors affect the balance o...,
_________ is achieved when suffic...
5  cards
undernutrition
________ occurs when nutritional ...,
What are the vulnerable groups of...,
Infants children pregnant women r...
4  cards
overnutrition
________ is caused by consumption...,
Major nutritional problem today o...
2  cards
overnutrition statistics
What percentage of adults in unit...,
What is the estimated percent of ...,
For children overweight defined a...
7  cards
Developmental Competence: Infants and Children
What is the most rapid period of ...,
Although infants lose weight duri...,
Thereafter infants double their b...
6  cards
Developmental Competence: Infants and Children CONT.
Do contraindications to breastfee...,
Infants increase their length by ...,
Infants increase their length by ...
8  cards
Developmental Competence: Adolescence
_________ are characterized by ra...,
What requirements increase to mee...,
Because of bone growth and increa...
5  cards
Developmental Competence: Adolescence CONT.
Percentage of body fat increases ...,
Percentage of body fat decreases ...,
Percentage of body fat decreases ...
5  cards
Developmental Competence: Pregnancy and Lactation
To support synthesis of maternal ...,
National academy of sciences nas ...,
National academy of sciences nas ...
4  cards
Developmental Competence: Adulthood
During adulthood growth and nutri...,
Most adults are in relatively ___...,
However lifestyle factors such as...
5  cards
Developmental Competence: The Aging Adult
Developmental competence the agin...,
Major risk factors for malnutriti...,
Normal physiologic changes in agi...
3  cards
Developmental Competence: The Aging Adult (Cont.)
Important nutritional features of...,
What frequently has a significant...,
What reduces available support sy...
5  cards
cultural competence
Why might culture affect nutritio...,
Immigrants commonly maintain ____...,
____ ____ __ __ and ___ awareness...
5  cards
cultural competence cont.
Newly arriving immigrants may be ...,
What are some reasons that newly ...,
What are some reasons that newly ...
9  cards
cultural heritage and nutrient needs
_______ values may conflict with ...,
Best way to learn about the eatin...,
Because recent immigrant groups s...
7  cards
Dietary Practices of Cultural Groups
Knowing person s religious practi...,
Other issues are ______ and other...,
Muslims fast from dawn to sunset ...
5  cards
Nutritional Assessment Purposes
Purposes of nutritional assessmen...,
Purposes of nutritional assessmen...,
Purposes of nutritional assessmen...
3  cards
nutrition screening
First step of a nutrition screeni...,
Parameters include ____ and _____...,
What are the variety of valid too...
11  cards
dietary histories\
For infants and children generall...,
Maternal history of alcohol or il...,
Type frequency amount and duratio...
8  cards
subjective/objective data
1 eating patterns2 usual weight3 ...,
General appearance ie obese cache...
2  cards
skin abnormalities/ vitamin deficiency
Dry flaking scaly,
Nutrient deficiency for skin,
Petechiae ecchymoses
8  cards
hair abnormalities/ vitamin deficiency
Dull dry sparse vitamin deficiency,
Color changes,
Corkscrew hair
3  cards
eye abnormalities / vitamin deficiency
Foamy plaques bitot spots vitamin...,
Foamy plaques bitot spots vitamin...,
Foamy plaques bitot spots vitamin...
6  cards
lip abnormalities/ vitamin deficiency
Cheilosis vertical cracks in lips...,
Cheilosis vertical cracks in lips...
2  cards
tongue abnormalities/ vitamin deficiency
Glossitis beefy red vitamin b com...,
Pale tongue,
Papillary atrophy
5  cards
gums/ vitamin deficiency
Bleeding gums
1  cards
nails/ vitamin deficiency
Brittle ridged or spoon shaped ko...,
Brittle ridged or spoon shaped ko...
2  cards
muscoskeletal/ vitamin deficiency
Pain in calves thighs thiamineost...,
Pain in calves thighs thiamineost...,
Rickets
5  cards
neurologic/vitamin deficiency
Peripheral neuropathy,
Peripheral neuropathy thiamine vi...,
Disorientation or irritability
3  cards
calculations
How is percent usual body weight ...,
85 to 95 of usual body weight ind...,
75 to 84
10  cards

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