MNT Quiz 1 - Nutrition Assessment UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

MNT Quiz 1 - Nutrition Assessment
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Iatrogenic Malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - Physician (hospital-induced)
malnutrition


NPO - CORRECT ANSWER - Nil Por Os


Nothing by mouth


Iatrogenic malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - Physician (hospital-induced)
malnutrition


5 components of a thorough nutrition assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Diet history
2) Clinical Exam
3) History
4) Anthropometric Data
5) Biochemical data (labs: blood, urine, etc.)


24 hour recall - CORRECT ANSWER - Advantages:
-less than 20 min
-only requires short term mem
-detailed info on food intake
-inexpensive


Disadvantages:
-May not represent usual intake

, -Info may be withheld or altered
-Under/over reporting


** Make sure to ask if it is a TYPICAL day after they report intake


Food frequency - CORRECT ANSWER - Advantages:
-Can be self-administered
-May be more representative of usual intake (zeros in on patterns of overall intake)
-Inexpensive for large sample sizes
-Machine readable


Disadvantages:
-Time consuming
-May not represent usual foods or portion sizes (must be culturally appropriate)
-Depends on the ability of the person to describe diet
-If the doc is long, they may bet apathetic


*This aids in focusing the 24 hr recall


3-7 Day food records - CORRECT ANSWER - Advantages:
-Provides info on person's diet over several days
-Representative of usual intake


Disadvantages:
-Requires cooperation of person over several days
-May under/over report
-Person may change eating habits while recording intake
-Person may not accurately assess portion sizes