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Palmer Clinical Nutrition
PCC Clinical Nutrition Stachenotes
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Biochemistry
Graduate
04/04/2012

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Term
What are the 3 components of EBCP?
(evidence based clinical practice)
Definition
Clinical expertise
Current best evidence
Patient values
Term
What are some factors that may affect nutritional status?
Definition
Human biology factors
Lifestyle factors
Food and Nutrient factors
Environmental factors
System factors
Term
What are the 4 components of the patient care process?
Definition
Assessment
Diagnosis
Intervention
Monitoring
Term
What are the main parts of motivational interviewing? Is it following, directing, or guiding?
Definition
Term
How many recomendations are your patients going to comply with?
Definition
Term
What are some examples of subjective data used in nutritional analysis?
Definition
Information collected from:
Interviews
Patients
Family Members etc.
Involves perception
Term
What are examples of objective data used in nutritional analysis?
Definition
Info from verifiable source:
medical records
measurements
biochemical data
tests and procedures
Term
What anthropometric measures are usually conducted?
Definition
Height
Weight
Waist circumference
Ideal body weight
percent weight loss
Term
What anthropometric measures is the best indicator of health?
Definition
Either waist circuference or waist to hip ratio
Term
Underweight BMI
Definition
<18.5
Term
Healthy weight BMI
Definition
18.5-24.9
Term
Overweight BMI
Definition
25-29.9
Term
Obese BMI
Definition
30-39.9
Term
Morbidly obese BMI
Definition
>40
Term
Interpreting men's waist circumerence
Definition
Healthy<40inches
Term
Interpreting women's waist circumerence
Definition
Healthy<35inches
Term
Interpreting women's waist circumerence
Definition
Healthy<35inches
Term
How do you calculate the % weight loss of a patient?
Definition
(weight lost - normal weight)/normal weight *100
Term
What are some direct biomechanical measurements
Definition
Measure nutrient in blood, urine, etc.
Ex. serum vitamin A
Term
What are some indirect biochemical measurements?
Definition
Measure of a process requiring specific nutrients. ex. DEXA scan
Term
Normal level for glucose
Definition
70-99mg/dL
Term
Normal level for total cholesterol
Definition
<200 mg/dL
Term
Normal level for LDL
Definition
<100 mg/dL
Term
Normal level for HDL
Definition
>60 mg/dL
Term
Normal TG level
Definition
<150 mg/dL
Term
Are we able to measure the status of all micronutrients in vivo?
Definition
No
Term
What are inappropriate measures of nutritional status?
Definition
AK
Term
What are some health consequences of being obese?
Definition
Type 2 diabetes
Increased blood pressure
Dyslipodemia
Hepatobiliary disorders
cancers
decreased reproductive function
Death
Term
What is the etiology of obesity?
Definition
Medical disorders (cushing's, hypothyroidism, Prader-Willis syndrom)
Smoking cessation
psychiatric disorders
Term
What are the components of a PES statement
Definition
Term
What nutritional assessments should be conducted?
Definition
Anthropometric (BMI, Waist circumfrance) client history (comorbidities), food/nutrition history
Term
What nutritional interventions should be applied?
Definition
decrease calories
Increased greens
Educate
Exercise
Term
What is more effective, counting calories or watching proportions?
Definition
Counting calories
Term
Blood pressure <120 s
Definition
normal
Term
Blood pressure <80 D
Definition
normal
Term
Blood pressure 120-139S
Definition
prehypertension
Term
Blood pressure 80-89D
Definition
prehypertension
Term
Blood pressure 140-159S
Definition
hypertension stage 1
Term
Blood pressure 90-99D
Definition
hypertension stage 1
Term
Blood pressure >159 S
Definition
Hypertension stage 2
Term
Blood pressure >99 D
Definition
Hypertension stage 2
Term
What etiology is involved in HTN?
Definition
High sodium
Low potasium
High alchohol
overweight
sedentary
smoking
stress
genetics
Term
How much exercise is recomended for your hypertensive patient?
Definition
30-60 min/day 4days/week
Term
What factors are directely related to BP
Definition
weight
sodium
alchohol
Term
What factors are inversly related to BP
Definition
Potasium, Omega 3
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