SGA/ASPEN malnutrition Study Guide
NRS 2002 - Answer-Screening tool used in hospitalized pts that looks at wt loss,
BMI, food intake, disease severity, age >70, & impaired general condition
NUTRIC - Answer-Screening tool used in ICU pts that looks at age, comorbidities,
day of hospitalizatio...
assessment method is not validated, recommended as a standardized set of diagnostic
characteristics to identify adult malnutrition that incorporates the role of the inflammatory
response?
1. Fat depletion
2. Muscle loss
3. Edema - Answer✔✔-What are the 3 components of physical examination used in
SGA?
1. Wt loss
2. Nutrition intake
3. GI symptoms
4. Functional status
5 Metabolic stress/demand - Answer✔✔-What are the 5 components of
medical/nutritional history used in SGA?
1. Nutritional intake
2. Wt loss
3. Muscle loss
4. Fat depletion - Answer✔✔-What 4 components of SGA carry the most wt for
making a clinical decision about malnutrition?
5-10% x6 mos - Answer✔✔-What amount of unintended wt loss classifies a pt as
moderately malnourished using SGA?
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