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What is useful to know for evaluating CVD risks?

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BMI and waist circumference

high BMI and high waist circumference = high risk

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Which method of assessing body composition is the gold standard? Which is the current gold standard?

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Gold standard= hydrodensitometry

Curent-gold standard= magnetic resonance imaging

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What are the techniques for measuring body composition (besides anthropometry)

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  • BIA (bioelectrical impedance)
  • DXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry)
  • BODPOD (aire displacement plethysmography)
  • hydrodensitometry
  • MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
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What are subclinical nutrient deficiencies?

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Nutritional deficiencies before they become severe and show as clinical signs

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What is the uniform system of reporting lab values?

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SI units

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What is the synonym for prealbumin?

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transthyretin (TTR)

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Which serum protein has the highest rate of turnover?

TTR, Transferrin, RBP, albumin?

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RBP

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Why is it important to know the half life time of a protein?

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has to do when you implement a nutritional therapy , you want to test if treatment is effective

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In QC, which serum proteins are used to assess protein status?

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Albumin (and prealbumin if asked)

Not transferrin (is for iron)

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A patient has high albumin levels, what does this indicate?

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dehydration

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A patient has low albumin levels, what does this indicate?

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malabsorption, low protein intake, over hydration, edema, inflammation, ageing

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A patient has high transferrin levels, what does this indicate?

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iron deficiency, pregnancy, chronic loss

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A patient has low transferrin levels, what does this indicate?

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PEM, infection, acute illness, chronic infection

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A patient has high TTR (transthyretin) levels, what does this indicate?

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renal disease, Hodgkins disease

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A patient has low TTR (transthyretin) levels, what does this indicate?

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liver disease, PEM, malabsorption, hyperthyroidism, chronic loss

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A patient has high RBP levels, what does this indicate?

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renal disease

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A patient has low RBP levels, what does this indicate?

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vitamin a or zinc deficiency, hyperthyroidism, liver disease

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What is the normal range for albumin in the blood?

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35g/L

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True or False:

CRP is a nutritional marker that can interpret other serum proteins

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It is not a nutritional marker, but it is useful to interpret other serum proteins

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In the nitrogen balance equation, what is factor 4 from?

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4g of protein from N excretion via skin and feces

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If the NB is +2 what does this mean?

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In reality it is a balance (+5 or +6 would be Positive)

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Do errors in NB calculations favour a more positive or negative balance?

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A more positive balance

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What is creatinine excretion proportional to?

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skeletal muscle mass

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What do cells look like for an iron-deficiency anaemia?

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microcytic, hypochromic

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What do cells look like for a folate/B12-deficiency anaemia?
macrocyte, megaloblastic
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During dehydration, hematocrits is high or low
high
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During water overload and hemorrhage, hematocrits is high or low?
low
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What do you measure to make sure it is folate deficiency and not B12 deficiency?
- serum folate (low=def) - rbc folate (low=def) - B12 should be normal
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Which is a better marker of folate: RBC or serum?
RBC
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Which deficiency is easier to measure between folate and vitamin B12?
vitamin B12
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What is the biomarker of vitamin B12 deficiency?
High methylmalonic acid
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What is the biomarker of B12 and folate deficiency?
High homocysteine
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Out of the dietary assessment methods, which data is used for diet counselling? - 24h recall - Food records - food frequency questionnaire - direct observation
Food records
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Out of the dietary assessment methods, which data is used for an epidemiological study? - 24h recall - Food records - food frequency questionnaire - direct observation
food frequency questionnaire
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What is the gold standard to measure REE?
Indirect calorimetry
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Which REE prediction equation uses the CURRENT weight of the patient?
Mifflin-St-Jeor
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What is the rule of thumb to calculate REE?
25-35 kcal/kg body weight for non-obese adults
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Serum protein have __ sensitivity and specificity for nutritional status
LOW
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Serum proteins are influenced by
They are influenced by : poor protein intake, altered metabolism and synthesis, hydration, inflammation, pregnancy, medications, exercise
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which serum protein binds with RBP ?
TTR (transthyretin)
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When do you have a + NB?
growth, pregnancy, athletic training, recovery from illness
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When do you have a - NB?
starvation, trauma, surgery, poor quality protein intake or inadequate protein intake
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When is creatinine excretion high?
exercise, meat intake, menstruation, infection, fever, trauma
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When is creatinine excretion low?
renal failure, age
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Which assessment looks at the patient's social, medical and psychological history?
clinical assessment
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What is the best way to measure REE? What is the concept? What does it calculate?
- Indirect calorimetry - measures quantity of oxygen consumed to burn an energy substrate versus carbon dioxide produced by energy related processes - it calculates heat production
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According to WHO/FAO the protein requirements for healthy individuals is:
0.75g/kg body wt/day
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Protein requirements vary depending on what?
physiological or disease status and age
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What are methods to estimate fluid requirements?
- weight (100ml first 10kg, 50ml second 10kg, 20ml for rest) - weight and age - energy (1mL/kcal) - fluid balance (urine output + 500mL)
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What is a fluid?
Anything that is liquid at body temperature (ice cream, soup, jello)
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Sodium, albumin, BUN, creatinine, hematocrits and haemoglobin are increased or decreased during dehydration?
increased
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1kg of weight loss = __ mL water
470 mL
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What should be considered for elderly?
- have a lower REE - need more vitamin D and calcium (DRI=1200mg) - need more protein - need more fluid
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The functional assessment is based on?
handgrip strength measured with a dynamometer (it should be >20kg for W and >30kg for M)
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What does handgrip strength not tell?
Muscle mass
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What is the prevalence of malnutrition?
15-80% range | highest range = in long term care
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What is the only validated tool to detect presence of malnutrition and risk of developing it during hospitalisation?
Nutritional Screening Risk (NSR)

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