Nutritional assessment

1 Nutritional assessment includes all of the following except History Physical Laboratory tests Triceps skinfold circumference 2 Anthropometric measurements are useful in assessing Short term changes Long term changes Immune function Basal energy expenditure 3 Which serum protein is NOT used to assess nutritional status? Serum transferrin Hemoglobin Prealbumin Albumin 4 Nitrogen balance is defined as: Nitrogen intake - (Urinary nitrogen + Change in BUN) (Urinary nitrogen / 6.25) - (Protein intake) (Protein intake / 6.25) - (Urinary nitrogen + Change in BUN) Nitrogen intake - (Urinary nitrogen + 4) 5 The most responsive nutritional indicator is Nitrogen balance Weight Prealbumin Total Lymphocyte Count 6 Calorie requirements may be calculated by Harris-Benedict equation only Simplified method of 25 kcal/kg Relative degree of stress added to basal requirements Nitrogen balance studies 7 Fluid requirements Decrease with fever, surgical drains, hemorrhage Are approximately 1 to 2 ml/kcal Increase with cardiac, pulmonary, or renal disease Are approximately 1 to 2 ml/kg 8 Protein requirements are increased in Renal disease Respiratory insufficiency Stress Hepatic encephalopathy