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This parameter is regularly measured to monitor for any sudden changes, as fluctuations can indicate nutritional issues.
What is weight?
This calculation based on weight and height helps determine if a patient is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Assessing this aspect of a patient's habits provides valuable insights into their nutritional status, including preferences, restrictions, and cultural considerations.
What are dietary habits?
Observing this aspect of a patient's behavior can provide clues to underlying nutritional issues, such as changes or patterns.
What is appetite?
Urine, Emesis, liquid stools, perfuse Perspiration,
What does some outputs consist of?
BMI (Body Mass Index) is calculated using a person's __________ and __________.
What is weight and height?
these professionals specialize in food and nutrition, developing personalized meal plans and providing nutrition education.
Who are Registered Dietitians (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN)?
Monitoring and documenting all fluids consumed, including water, beverages, and intravenous fluids, is part of this process.
What is measuring intake and output?
This calculation involves subtracting output from input to evaluate a patient's hydration status.
What is assessing fluid balance?
This clinical sign of hydration status involves assessing the elasticity of the skin.
What is skin turgor?
Monitoring urine color, frequency, and volume helps assess this aspect of a patient's hydration status.
What is urine output?
Creating a pleasant eating environment, not offering large amounts of food at one time, and offering a variety of food choices are examples of these interventions to stimulate appetite.
What is stimulating appetite?
These techniques involve proper positioning and dietary adjustments to minimize the risk of aspiration during meals.
What are interventions for aspiration risk?
Documenting all food and fluid intake meticulously, specifying the type and quantity consumed, is crucial for this task.
What is recording intake for a patient?
These are the four diet levels outlined in the International Dysphagia Diet.
What is Dysphagia pureed, Dysphagia mechanically altered, Dysphagia advanced, and Regular?
These are the four liquid levels outlined in the International Dysphagia Diet.
What are Thin, Nectar-thick, Honey-thick, and Spoon-thick?
This process involves gradually transitioning a patient's diet as their condition improves, considering factors like texture and consistency.
What is diet progression?
These substances are vital for maintaining fluid balance in the body and are often referred to as the body's "universal solvent."
What is water?
This term describes the balance between the amount of water consumed and the amount of water excreted by the body.
What is the fluid balance?
This condition occurs when there is an excessive loss of fluids and electrolytes from the body, often due to vomiting or diarrhea.
What is dehydration?
Disorder of nutrition resulting from unbalanced, insufficient, or excessive diet or from impaired absorption, assimilation or use of food
What is malnutrition?
This dietary guideline, established in 2019, categorizes food based on texture and consistency for patients with dysphagia.
What is the International Dysphagia Diet?)
Proper positioning, using adaptive utensils, and providing assistance based on the patient's level of independence are examples of these techniques during feeding.
What are assistance techniques?
Ice chips, water, tea, milk drinks, coffee Jello, ice-cream, fruit juice, soup, IV fluids, IM fluids, Subq fluids, Pack cells, whole blood, auto blood.
What is an intake of fluids?
FRUIT JUICES SNACKS Apple Popsicles Grape Sherbet Pear Graham Crackers Cranberry Salt-Free Crackers Pop (NO COKE) Toast with Margarine
What is RENAL PATIENT FRUIT JUICES AND SNACKS