Signs & Symptoms
Unintentional weight loss, muscle wasting, and fatigue are signs of what?
Malnutrition / protein-calorie malnutrition
What assessment method evaluates recent dietary intake?
24-hour dietary recall
What type of diet is this?
Specific food or nutrinet is avoided due to proposed negative impacts on overall health
Restriction/elimination
What is the body’s primary energy source?
Carbohydrates
Dry skin, brittle hair, and hair loss indicate deficiency in what general area?
Micronutrient or overall nutritional deficiency
Why is a CBC ordered in nutritional assessment?
To evaluate anemias
What are 2 disadvantages to dieting?
Contraindications with certain medical conditions
Acute emergencies due to rapid shifts of electrolytes
Development of disordered eating
Elimination of protective foods
Inadequate nutritional intake
Excess Vitamin B intake leads to ______ which causes ______.
Nerve Dmage
Peripheral Neuropathy
Whaat are general symptoms seen in malnutrition?
Fatigue
Cold intolerance
Cufusion
Nutritional requirements can be dependent on?
Cardiovascular, Renal, Endocrine, GI status, and Serum concentrations
Without proper education plant based diets fail to meet what nutritional requirements?
Lacks macronutrients and micronutrients
Overconsumption of sugar, fat, salt, and preservatives
Decresed carb intake leads to ______ which causes ______.
Glycogen depletion
Ketosis