Exam 3: Nutrition Assessment - Foundation of the Nutrition Care Process

Increased fecal loss of serum protein, especially albumin, causing hypoproteinemia is called _______________.

Explain how to measure height for a client who is unable to stand up. Describe the pros and cons of the various methods available for measuring height.

Which BMI result is classified as being "overweight?"

Which best describes the use of phase angle used in bioelectrical impedance analysis?

The percentage of blood that is composed of red blood cells is called:

_______________ refers to the distribution of body components (e.g., muscle mass and body fat) as part of the total body weight.

Explain food insecurity and its impact on residents of the United States. List interventions that the clinician can implement to assist patients who have food security issues.

Even though it is commonly measured, hemoglobin is not the most sensitive or the most specific of hematological assessments of nutritional status.

A client weighs 165 lbs. and is 5 feet, 8 inches tall. The BMI for this client is:

Just as the physical examination is the cornerstone of medical assessment, _______________ provides the foundation for the nutrition care process.

When weighing a client, wheelchair and bed scales are not recommended due to problems with calibration.

A clinical state characterized by edema, albuminuria, and decreased plasma albumin often caused by conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, renal vein thrombosis, or hypersensitivity to toxic agents is called _______________.

A client consumed approximately 40 g of protein in the past 24 hours. His 24-hour urine collection indicated a urine urea nitrogen of 12 g. His nitrogen balance would be calculated as:

When the term _______________is used, it refers to a measurement of oxygen consumed by a patient who has gone without food for at least 12 hours and has been lying down with little movement in a constant-temperature environment overnight.

A client has a white blood cell count of 5,000 with 20% lymphocytes. His total lymphocyte count would be:

The USDA Multiple Pass Approach is a nutrition assessment method that is very similar to the:

List the equation for calculating total energy expenditure (TEE) and describe each of the three basic components of the formula.

Alterations from normal anatomy and physiology that occur as a result of disease or injury are called _______________.

During a 24-hour recall, the information is gathered _______________ from the client about food intake over the last day.

A patient decides that she will eat only while sitting at the kitchen table with family members. This is an example of which component of the subjective food- and nutrition-related history assessment?