Nutrition Care Process
This type of diagnosis is based on nutrition-related problems, not medical conditions.
What is a Nutrition Diagnosis?
These three nutrients are calculated for all patients.
What are energy, protein, and fluids?
This is a negative acute phase protein with a half-life of 17-21 days, and is not reflective of nutritional status.
What is albumin?
Furosemide is an example of this type of diuretic.
What is a loop diuretic, or K+ wasting diuretic?
This exam is used to identify physical signs of nutrient deficiencies.
What is the Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam (NFPE)?
These are the four components of the Nutrition Care Process.
What are Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, and Monitoring/Evaluation?
This equation is considered most accurate for estimating energy needs in adults with obesity.
What is the Mifflin-St Jeor equation?
This lab marker is commonly elevated in inflammation.
What is C-reactive protein (CRP)?
This drug requires consistent vitamin K intake to maintain therapeutic effect.
What is warfarin or coumadin?
These are the two branches of the immune system.
What are innate and adaptive immunity?
This is a systematic approach to collect, classify, and synthesize important and relevant data (indicators) needed to identify nutrition-related problems and their causes.
What is Nutrition Assessment?
If you have an equation that predicts BEE or REE/RMR, you will need to multiply by this to get total energy expenditure (TEE).
What is an activity factor?
It is in this stage of iron deficiency that hemoglobin and hematocrit fall below normal levels.
What is the third stage, iron-deficiency anemia?
This food can alter the drug metabolism of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors.
What is grapefruit?
This process identifies individuals at nutritional risk and determines if a full assessment is needed.
What is nutrition screening?
This is an evidence-based application of the Nutrition Care Process.
What is medical nutrition therapy?
Protein Needs Calculation: This would be the estimated protein needs, in g/day, for a 45yo female patient that is 5'9" and weighs 74kg based on the RDA for protein.
What is 59.2 g/day?
74kg x 0.8g/kg/day = 59.2 g/day
This lab value is inversely related to cardiovascular risk, so ideally it should be higher than the recommended value (>60mg/dL) as opposed to below the level.
What is HDL cholesterol?
Omeprazole is an example of a medication that can lead to decreased absorption of this micronutrient.
What is vitamin B12?
According to the ASPEN-Academy Guidelines, identifying if this is present is the first step in accurately diagnosing malnutrition.
What is inflammation?
This document outlines the professional expectations and responsibilities of RDNs, reflecting the minimum competent level of practice.
What are the Scope and Standards of Practice?
What is 2,580 mL?
1,500 mL + (20mL x 54 kg) = 2,580 mL
This change may happen to lab values when a patient is dehydrated.
What is increase, or be falsely elevated?
If you have a patient in the ICU that is on a particular medication for treating respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD, and the patient is experiencing diarrhea, this ingredient may likely be the reason.
What is sorbitol?
Ideal Body Weight Calculation: This would be the estimated ideal body weight, in pounds, for a 45yo female patient that is 5'9" and weighs 74kg using the Hamwi formula.
What is 145 lbs?
100 lbs + (5lbs/in x 9in) = 145 lbs