Exam 17: Nutrition Care and Assessment

A patient who has had surgery for colostomy placement has been put on bowel rest and has only intravenous fluids for nutrition. In what way would these treatments affect this patient's nutrition status?

Mrs. Falwell is 5 ft 4 in. and weighs 110 lb. During the interview, she mentions she has lost "a lot of weight" over the past 5 months. She usually weighs 135 lbs. What is her %UBW?

An individual who is at risk of mild malnutrition has a %Usual Body Weight of ____.

What is the screening tool that is used in clinical facilities to detect the risk of malnutrition in adults over the age of 65?

Which tissue is a type of lymphoid tissue?

A foreign antigen has entered the body and has elicited the immune response. A helper T cell binds to an antigen fragment on an antigen-presenting cell. What happens next?

Growth charts with BMI-for-age percentiles can be used to assess risk of underweight using the ____ percentile as the cutoff to identify children who may be malnourished.

A nonspecific response to illness or injury is called "____. "

Specific instructions regarding dietary management for a patient are known as "____."

A BMI-for-age above the ____ percentile indicates that the child may be overweight.

Physical signs of fluid retention include ____.

Which statement most accurately describes nutrition screening?

Danny is undergoing a health assessment. What should the clinician do that would most likely result in an accurate assessment of Danny's weight?

The half-life of albumin is approximately ____.

Coordinated programs of treatment that merge the care plans of different health practitioners are called "____."