Aspen malnutrition - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Lab data - Indicators of inflammatory response (albumin/ prealbumin) interpret with caution Elevated CRP, WBC, blood glucose levels Negative nitrogen balance and elevated REE support systemic inflammatory response Pre albumin and albumin as markers of inflammation - Acute phase proteins- reflect inflammatory response rather than poor nutrition; do not predict weight loss, calorie restriction or nitrogen balance; will not respond to feeding interventions Dx if inflammation is present - Mild...

Screening tool used in hospitalized pts that looks at wt loss, BMI, food intake, disease severity, age >70, & impaired general condition → NRS 2002 Screening tool used in ICU pts that looks at age, comorbidities, day of hospitalization to ICU, APACHE II, & SOFA → NUTRIC What are the 6 components of a comprehensive nutritional assessment? → 1. Medical hx/current status → 2. Food/nutrition hx → 3. NFPE → 4. Anthros → 5. Functional capacity → 6. Biochemical data Wh...

6 characteristics for malnutrition diagnosis → Insufficient energy intake, weight loss, loss of muscle mass, subcutaneous fat loss, fluid accumulation, hand grip strength Dx if inflammation is present → Mild or moderate- chronic disease related malnutrition; severe- acute disease or injury related malnutrition Dx is inflammation not present → Starvation related malnutrition Pre albumin and albumin as markers of inflammation → Acute phase proteins- reflect inflammatory response...

NRS 2002 → -:- Screening tool used in hospitalized pts that looks at wt loss, BMI, food intake, disease severity, age >70, & impaired general condition NUTRIC → -:- Screening tool used in ICU pts that looks at age, comorbidities, day of hospitalization to ICU, APACHE II, & SOFA 1. Medical hx/current status 2. Food/nutrition hx 3. NFPE 4. Anthros 5. Functional capacity 6. Biochemical data → -:- What are the 6 components of a comprehensive nutritional assessment? Subjective...

ASPEN Practice Test | New Questions with 100% Correct Answers Already Graded A+ Medicare approved indications for home parenteral nutrition include which of the following? a. supplement to enteral nutrition b. end-stage renal disease c. long-term loss of gastrointestinal function d. delayed gastric emptying - c. long-term loss of gastrointestinal function Which of the following is true concerning manganese and patients on long-term parenteral nutrition? a. manganese deficiency occurs i...

6 characteristics for malnutrition diagnosis → -:- Insufficient energy intake, weight loss, loss of muscle mass, subcutaneous fat loss, fluid accumulation, hand grip strength Dx if inflammation is present → -:- Mild or moderate- chronic disease related malnutrition; severe- acute disease or injury related malnutrition Dx is inflammation not present → -:- Starvation related malnutrition Pre albumin and albumin as markers of inflammation → -:- Acute phase proteins- reflect infla...

CNSC Home Nutrition Exam with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version Access to telephone When evaluating the home environment for a pt receiving PN, which of the following is required? 1. access to telephone 2. isolated infusion area 3. back-up electrical generator 4. dedicated refrigerator teenagers Which of the following are considered the lowest risk candidates for initiation of PN in the home: 1. infants 2. teenagers 3. dialysis patients 4 diabetic patients 6 months Fol...

ASPEN Practice Test Questions Medicare approved indications for home parenteral nutrition include which of the following? a. supplement to enteral nutrition b. end-stage renal disease c. long-term loss of gastrointestinal function d. delayed gastric emptying - c. long-term loss of gastrointestinal function Which of the following is true concerning manganese and patients on long-term parenteral nutrition? a. manganese deficiency occurs in patients on PN for greater than 1 year b. hyp...

- Developed in the late 1960s - Major advancement in providing nutrition to patients with nonfunctioning GI tract - stimulated by the observation that nutritional status played an important role in how patients recovered post-operatively CORRECT ANSWER Development of Parenteral Nutrition Not functioning or cannot be accessed CORRECT ANSWER Why does Parenteral Nutrition entirely bypass the GI tract -Peripheral access (PPN) -Central venous access (TPN) CORRECT ANSWER What are the two ways...

What are the effects of malnutrition on outcomes in critically ill children? correct answer: malnutrition, including obesity, is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, longer periods of ventilation, higher risk of hospital-acquried infection, longer hospital stay, increased mortality What age range are the pediactric critical care nutrition guidelines by ASPEN and the SCCM established for? correct answer: greater than 1 month of age and less than 18 years PICU correct answer: pediat...