NUR 223 - Undernutrition and malnutrition (A+ Guaranteed)

What is "bad nutrition"? correct answers - protein - energy undernutrition - lack of needed nutrients, but ... also ... possible excess of empty calories - failing health from a longstanding dietary intake that is not enough to meet nutrition needs - better to prevent, catch at start than to resolve What does nutrition screening look like? correct answers - quick, simple, valid - weight loss, food intake, disease severity - have you lost weight without trying? - if yes how much? - Eating poorly because of decreased appetite? What does a nutrition assessment look at? correct answers - calories - protein - pattern/ feeding method - physical findings What does diagnosing malnutrition look like? correct answers - two or more off the following - inadequate calorie/ energy intake - unintentional weight loss - loss of muscle mass - loss of subcutaneous fat - fluid accumulation (that masks weight loss) - Diminished strength - hand grip - hand dynamometer - Activities of Daily living What does the malnutrition spiral look like? correct answers anorexia & tiredness -- weight loss -- immuno-deficiency -- Respiratory tract infection -- mental disorders --urinary tract infection -- falls -- pressure ulcers bedridden patient What are the types of malnutrition? correct answers - nutrition risk identified: compromised intake or loss of body mass -- inflammation present? - no - starvation - related malnutrition: (pure chronic starvation, anorexia nervosa - yes - mid to moderate: chronic disease-related malnutrition: (organ failure, pancreatic cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcopenic obesity) - marked inflammatory response: acute disease - or injury-related malnutrition: (major infection, burns, trauma, closed head injury) What happens with chronic inflammation? correct answers - cytokine imbalance leads to: