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| 24-hour recall questionnaire |
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individual or family member recall everything eaten within the last 24 hours.
1. may not recall type or amount eaten
2. may be atypical or unusual intake
3. may alter truth for variety of reasons
4. Snacks, gravies, sauces, condiments underreported. |
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| Is measurement, evaluation of growth, development & body composition. |
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Marker of optimal weight for heights indictor of obesity.
BMI=weight(kg)
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height(meters
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weight(kg) x 703
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height(inches) |
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General ill health with emaciation with cancer or chronic infection.
accompanies chronic wasting disease such as cancer, dehydration & starvation.
sunken eyes and red, hollow cheeks, exhausted, defeated expression |
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Record- write down everything consumed for a certain period of time.
3days, 2 weekdays, or 1 weekend.
Record immediately after eating.
Problems:
noncompliance,
inaccurate recording,
atypical/intake on recording day, conscious alteration |
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| is calculated to determine ideal body weight |
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protein deficiency/malnutrition
calorie intake normal.
Diet increased in calories but no protein.
May appear well nourished or obese
Decreased visceral protein levels & depressed immune function. |
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Protein & calorie deficiency/malnutrition.
Inadequate intake protein & calories prolonged starvation.
Visceral protein levels may remain within normal ranges |
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| Mid upper arm circumference |
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| (MAC) skeletal muscle mass + fat storage |
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Diet History, intake information, physical exam, anthropometric measurements & lab tests.
-identify if malnourished or at risk.
-provide data to design a plan of care.
-established baseline for efficacy of nutritional care. |
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-1st step in assessing nutrition, required for all pts. in all settings within 24 hr of admit.
-Easy way to identify individuals at nutrition risk.
-With weight loss
-inadequate food intake
-recent illness
Includes weight & weight history |
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When sufficient nutrients are consumed to support day to day body needs
-Increased demands due to growth
-Pregnancy
-Illness
People with optimal Nutritional Status more active, live longer, fewer illnesses. |
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-BMI of 30 or above
-Due to caloric excess, refers to weigh more than 20% above ideal body weight.
-Visceral proteins &-Immunocompetence are general normal.
-But anthropometric measures higher than normal. |
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Released with catabolism of amino acids & excreted into the urine as urea.
Indicated person is;
anabolic (+nitrogen balance) or catabolic (-nitrogen balance) |
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| Percent ideal body weight |
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= current weight x100
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ideal weight |
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Visceral protein status (Serum protein)=protein malnutrition
Ex: decreased liver function
Normal range 3.5-5.5 g/dl
Abnormal range 2.8-3.5 g/dl=moderate depletion > 2.8 severe depletion |
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Iron, transport protein, measured directly or indirectly by total iron binding.
-May be a more sensitive indicator of viscera protein status than albumin due to 1/2 life only 8-10 days. Measures more accurately. |
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-10% below or above=under/over nutrition.
-Fat stores or extent of obesity or under nutrition.
-Measured;Tricept skinfold (TSF) most common easy assessable. Also can be measured in bicepts, subcapsular, suprailiac.
-Also measure childhood & teen overnutrition |
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-Nutrition reserves are depleted inadequate to meet day-to-day demands.
-At risk; infants, children, pregnanct women, recent immigrants, low income, hospitalized person, aging adults.
-Impaired growth & development, lower resistance to infection & disease, delayed wound healing, longer hospital stay & higher health care cost. |
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Assess body fat distribution as an indicator of health risk.
= waist circumference
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hip circumference
> 1.0 men or 0.8 women= obese related disease or early mortality |
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| Obese person with fat in upper body, especially abdomen is ____ obesity? |
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| Obese person with fat in hips & thighs, especially abdomen is ____ obesity? |
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| If a women has a waist circumference >35 and a man >40 what three things do they have an increased risk for? |
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-Heart disease
-Type 2 Diabetes
-Metabolic syndrome |
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| A practical marker of optimal weight for height? |
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This measure assesses body fat distribution as an indicator of
health risk? |
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| Protein malnutrition from high-calorie, low-protein diets? |
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| Malnutrition from inadequate intake of protein and calories, or prolonged starvation? |
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| A sign of vitamin D and calcium deficiency in children? |
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| Deficiency of this vitamin causes swollen, ulcerated, and bleeding gums? |
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| Weights more than 20% above ideal body weight? |
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| This religious group forbids the use of alcoholic beverages and stimulants such as caffeine? |
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| These measurements provide an estimate of body fat stores and are performed on the person’s upper arm? |
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| Triceps skinfold thickness |
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| The food group at the base of the Food Guide Pyramid |
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| Bread, cereal, rice, and Pasta |
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| The easiest and most popular method for obtaining information about dietary intake? |
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| Measurement and evaluation of growth, development, and body composition? |
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| This test is used to detect iron deficiency anemia? |
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| This test is used to measure visceral protein status? |
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| Serum Transferrin ( & Serum Albumin) |
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Obesity is usually defined as:
A. gout.
B. vitamin C deficiencies.
C. negative nitrogen balance.
D. None of the above |
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None of them.
Right response; A body mass index of 30 or higher. |
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Clinical observation supports a patient's complaints of bleeding gums, splinter hemorrhages
of the nails, and joint pain. These complaints are symptomatic of:
A.excess body fat placed predominately within the hips and thighs.
B.excessive body fat leading to body weight 5% above ideal.
C.a body mass index of 30 or higher.
D.overnourished. |
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| Mr. Yang reports that he is consuming approximately 2000 calories per day. The nurse knows that he should: |
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| consume 6 oz. of whole-grain products per day. |
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| What three things are potential nutritional influences? |
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Ethnicity
Economic status
Religion |
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| Energy requirements for the aging adult decrease as a result of? |
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| Nutritional status is best determined by? |
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| Dietary guidelines suggest that overall fat consumption should be? |
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| 30% of the total calorie intake. |
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| For optimum health, infants receive whole milk. What component of whole milk is essential for neurologic development? |
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| A comprehensive nutritional assessment always includes? |
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| Obese persons with more fat in the upper body, especially the abdomen, have? |
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