Exam 10: Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status

In kwashiorkor the loss of body weight is not as great as that seen in marasmus.

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by some behavior to prevent weight gain, such as purging, fasting, or exercising excessively is known as __________.

Dental erosion is most likely to be seen in a patient with

Which of the following would most likely be seen in a child who had mild, chronic protein-energy malnutrition?

Which one of the following would not be included in the physical examination component of subjective global assessment?

Which of the following is the most appropriate index to evaluate recent changes in nutritional status?

Because changes in the distribution of body fat and increased adiposity can occur at the same time as decreased fat-free mass in patients with HIV/AIDS, changes in weight and BMI alone may not be suitable indicators of nutritional status.

A weight-for-height that is 75% of what would be expected would be considered

Subjective global assessment relies primarily on clinical judgment and on information collected by observation and interviews instead of on biochemical and anthropometric measurements.

The most common sign of malnutrition in children is growth __________.

The flag sign would be seen in the

Which of the following would most likely be seen in a child who had severe, short-term protein-energy malnutrition?

Whether a person had access to and the ability to pay for health care would be considered a psychosocial factor.

A clinical technique for assessing the nutritional status of a patient based on features of the patient's history and physical examination is known as __________.

Which one of the following is a type of lipodystrophy sometimes seen in patients with Cushing's syndrome?

Kwashiorkor and marasmus are two forms of __________.

Obtaining a patient's history is the first step in the clinical assessment of nutritional status.

The terms "buffalo hump" and "bull neck" refer to

Profound physical wasting and malnutrition usually associated with chronic disease and advanced acquired immune deficiency syndrome is known as __________.

HIV wasting syndrome is typically characterized by the disproportionate loss of lean body mass and muscle wasting with relative preservation of fat mass.