NCP
What is the supporting step to the nutrition care process?
What is screening?
What is % UBW for a 64 year old male that is 5'9" and weighs 148 lbs, but prior to three weeks ago had weighed 156 lbs for many years?
What is 95%?
Which serum protein has a half life of 3 weeks?
What is Albumin?
Although this method is not commonly used in clinical practice, it is now considered the "Gold Standard" for assessing body composition, as it is recognized for being most accurate.
What is DXA scan?
What is mild malnutrition?
Name five domains of nutrition assessment we have done in lab or will be doing shortly?
What is percent weight loss for Mrs. R, if her usual weight had been 163lbs, and her current weight is 145 lbs?
What is 11%?
This lab is best used to determine risk of morbidity and mortality -
What is Albumin?
These two measurements can be taken to estimate height for an individual that is not able to stand -
What is knee height and arm span?
75% of IBW is considered this level of malnutrition -
What is moderate malnutrition?
The PES statement/ nutrition diagnosis is determined from this -
What is nutrition assessment?
What is -2?
14g - (12+4) = -2
What is N balance and CHI?
This skinfold site is measured on females, but not on males -
What is suprailium?
The Harris Benedict and Mifflin St Jeor predict this, before and activity or injury factor is added -
What is REE?
The four steps of the NCP are
What are Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring and Evaluation?
How would you interpret 5% weight loss over a period of three weeks? Significant or severe?
What is severe?
Which serum protein increases during inflammation and infection rather than decreasing?
What is CRP?
This skinfold site is measured on males, but not on females
What is chest (or abdomen)?
Socioeconomic status, ability to purchase food, and living situation are asked as part of this type of history during a nutrition assessment
What is social history?
This step in the NCP has domains most similar to Assessment -
What is monitoring and evaluation?
What is CHI for a 72 year old male that is 5'10" and 186 lbs? 24 - hour urinary creatinine is 1500mg
What is 86%?
75 kg x 23mg/kg = 1735mg (expected 24hr creat)
1500/1735 = 86%
These three labs are in the equation to determine serum osmolality -
What are BUN, Na and Glucose?
Methods such as Inbody and BIA for determining percent body fat are influenced by hydration and if dehydrated, labs could be falsely - elevated or decreased?
What is elevated?
This SGA is considered the gold standard screening form - and considers changes in dietary intake, weight change, GI symptoms, functional impairment, muscle and fat wasting and
What is edema?