Week 8 Nutritional Needs

Question 1

Assessment acronym for nutrition

Answer 1

A
B
C
D
E

Question 2

Anthropometric data

Answer 2

• Height
• Weight (ideal, usual, BMI)

Question 3

Biochemical Data

Answer 3

• Haemoglobin
• Serum albumin
• Total lymphocytes count
• Skin

Question 4

Clinical data

Answer 4

• Hair and nails
• Mucous membranes
• Activity level

Question 5

Dietary data

Answer 5

• 24hr food recall
• Food frequency

Question 6

Environmental data

Answer 6

• Living conditions
• Education
• Income

Question 7

Health history

Answer 7

• Age, sex & activity level
• Eating
• Appetite changes
• Weight changes

Question 8

Physical assessment

Answer 8

• General appearance and vitality
• Weight
• Skin
• Nails
• Hair
• Eyes

Question 9

Underweight

Answer 9

< 18.50 BMI

Question 10

Normal weight

Answer 10

18.50 - 24.99 BMI

Question 11

Overweight

Answer 11

25.00 - 29.99 BMI

Question 12

Obese class 1

Answer 12

30.00 - 34.99 BMI

Question 13

Obese class 2

Answer 13

35.00 - 39.99 BMI

Question 14

Obese class 3

Answer 14

> 40.00 BMI

Question 15

How to calculate BMI

Answer 15

weight in kg/ (height m)^2

Question 16

Used for synthesis of muscle growth/repair

Answer 16

Protein

Question 17

Used for cellular processing

Answer 17

Carbohydrates

Question 18

Concentrated energy

Answer 18

Fats

Question 19

Identify and address possible reasons for poor intake

Answer 19

• Nausea
• Appetite
• Chewing/swallowing problems
• Dislike of menu choices
• Pain
• Anxiety/depression
• Difficulty feeding self

Question 20

Regular diet containing any food or liquid

Answer 20

Full diet

Question 21

Plainly cooked, low in fat

Answer 21

Light diet

Question 22

Tea, coffee, clear soups, clear juice and jelly

Answer 22

Clear fluid diet

Question 23

Any liquid or food that turns into liquid at body temp
- ice cream
- custard

Answer 23

Full fluid diet

Question 24

Easily chewed and digested

Answer 24

Soft diet

Question 25

Modification off soft diet to semisolid consistency

Answer 25

Pureed diet

Question 26

Dysphagia

Answer 26

Difficulty swallowing

Question 27

GIT aspirate secretion - grassy green - off white - tan

Answer 27

Gastric

Question 28

GIT aspirate secretion - golden yellow - brownish green

Answer 28

Interstitial

Question 29

pH of aspirated fluid - Gastric - Small Intestine - Respiratory

Answer 29

- Gastric 1-4 - Small Intestine pH 6 or higher - Respiratory pH 7 or higher

Question 30

Tests for confirming enteral feeding tube placement

Answer 30

- Aspirate secretions - Measure pH of aspirated fluid - Confirm length of tube

Question 31

Patient should be elevated ____

Answer 31

30-45 degrees during feeding and at least 30 mins after finish

Question 32

Administering enteral tube feeding

Answer 32

- Maintain asepsis - Provide regular mouth care - Monitor fluid balance - Monitor for complications (malabsorption, diarrhoea) - Monitor for sings of infection around insertion site - Pressure area

Question 33

When something (food, fluid, object) enters the airways accidentally

Answer 33

Aspiration

Question 34

Rate of energy utilisation in the body required to maintain essential activities such as breathing

Answer 34

Basal metabolic rate

Question 35

Indicate whether body weight is appropriate for body height

Answer 35

Body mass index

Question 36

Compound critical to provision of energy to body cells. Main source of energy providing fuel for the brain, nervous system, skeletal muscle and cellular processes.

Answer 36

Carbohydrate

Question 37

A lipid that does not contain fatty acids but possesses many of the chemical and physical properties of other lipids

Answer 37

Cholesterol

Question 38

The process of converting food into substances that the body can utilise

Answer 38

Digestion

Question 39

Nutrition delivered to the gastrointestinal system.

Answer 39

Enteral nutrition

Question 40

A metric measurement referring to the amount of energy required when a force of 1 newton moves 1 kg of weight 1m distance

Answer 40

Kilojoule

Question 41

Otherwise known as fats. Is the most concentrated source of energy.

Answer 41

Lipid

Question 42

A state of sub-optimal nutrition and can result from insufficient or excessive total food intake.

Answer 42

Malnutrition

Question 43

Refers to all biochemical reactions within the cells of the body.

Answer 43

Metabolism

Question 44

Tube for providing enteral feeding that is inserted through the nose to the stomach.

Answer 44

Nasogastric tube

Question 45

What a person eats and how the body utilises it

Answer 45

Nutrition

Question 46

Specialised method of nutrition support provided directly into the blood stream intravenously.

Answer 46

Parenteral nutrition

Question 47

Feeding catheter inserted directly into the stomach though the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen.

Answer 47

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)