High impact information on Nutrition Assessment

• CONCLUSION: The results confirm the frequent finding of malnutrition among patients with COPD and show that a simple screening sheet can be used to identify which patients need further nutrition assessment and treatment [1].
• Nutrition assessment determination of macronutrient and micronutrient requirements, and monitoring are vital aspects of the provision of parenteral nutrition support that benefit from the knowledge and experience of a dietitian [2].
• The 1987 nutrition assessment showed that it is possible to be adequately nourished with a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet provided one has proper knowledge of the phytate-containing foods and the methods for compensating with foods of greater mineral density (primarily zinc) [3].
• DESIGN: Participants with serum albumin values < or =3.5 g/dL (bromocresol green) or 3.2 g/dL (bromocresol purple) and a Mini Nutrition Assessment (MNA) Malnutrition score < or =23.5 were randomized to the supplement group (Nepro) or the nonsupplement group with intensive dietary counseling [4].
• The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) consists of tests measuring albumin, transferrin, triceps skin fold, and skin sensitivity reaction to common antigens [5].

Biological context of Nutrition Assessment

• OUTCOME MEASURES: Routine nutrition assessment, including determinations of weight, serum albumin and prealbumin, and lymphocyte count and body composition, including measurements of body cell mass, extracellular fluid and body fat, determined from bioelectric impedance analysis [6].

Associations of Nutrition Assessment with chemical compounds

• Guidelines for using both parenteral and enteral feedings are discussed, as well as reliable methods for evaluating the nutrition assessment of the burned patient [7].
• Based on parameters from a Level II Screen, measurable indicators are available that provide the nutrition assessment necessary for an overall healthcare plan of selected interventions [8].
• Major changes in the guidelines are addressed including the liberalization of sucrose, and basic nutrition assessment, referral guidelines, a sample nutrition history, and case studies to assist the nurse practitioner when a registered dietitian is unavailable [9].

Gene context of Nutrition Assessment

• OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of serum transthyretin (TTR) as a valid indicator of nutritional status in the hemodialysis patient and to validate the correlation of low-serum (TTR) levels with established nutrition assessment parameters [10].
• Nutrition and poverty reduction: lessons on policy change from the World Bank/UNICEF nutrition assessment [11].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Nutrition Assessment

• Specifically, the NSS completes a nutrition assessment that includes a diet history; indirect calorimetry, only when indicated; a laboratory (metabolic) assessment; a clinical impression used to put the above-mentioned information into a nutrition perspective; and recommendations for either enteral or parenteral therapy [12].

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