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KSU FNDH 450 Final Exam | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version

Systematic method for obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data needed to identify nutrition-related problems, their causes, and significance - correct answer Nutritional Assessment Nutritional assessment draws from many indices to provide a _________. - correct answer complete picture of nutritional health Ultimate purpose of nutritional assessment - correct answer Improve human health 4 Main Types of Nutritional Assessment - correct answer Anthropometric Biochemical Clinical Diet...

What method of assessment detects dietary inadequacy? - correct answer Dietary analysis What method of assessment detects decreased levels/stores in tissues or body fluids? - correct answer Biochemical What method of assessment detects tissue growth/function? - correct answer Anthropometric Biochemical What method of assessment detects signs and symptoms? - correct answer Clinical Populations at risk for malnutrition - correct answer Pregnant women Low income families Infants and ...

FNDH 450 Exam 1: Intro to Nutritional Assessment | 100% Correct | Verified | 2024 Version

What stage of deficiency is biochemical assessment able to detect - stage 2 : decreased levels/stores in tissues or body fluids stage 3: tissue growth/function What compounds can be found in plasma - proteins, catabolic products, anabolic components albumins and globulins albumin - fraction most abundant carrier of nutritionally important compounds synthesized in the liver can be an indicator of depleted protein status and decreased dietary protein

four main types of assessments - -A: anthropometric -B: biochemical -C: clinical -D: dietary anthropometric - -measurement of PHYSICAL dimensions (different for age, setting, physiological status) -comparing it to social norms biochemical - -labs that can be taken from blood, feces, urine, body tissues -subject preparation including fasting or have eaten -compared to normal values

Biochemical Assessment - -lab tests on BLOOD and URINE to assess nutritional or physiological status -most objective and quantitative data on nutritional status -standardized assays and comparison to accepted "normal" ranges Biochemical Assessment detect issues before... - -anthropometric -clinical methods Depletion stage when biochemical is used - -decreased levels/stores in tissues or body fluid -tissue growth/function

What method of assessment detects dietary inadequacy? - Dietary analysis What method of assessment detects decreased levels/stores in tissues or body fluids? - Biochemical What method of assessment detects tissue growth/function? - Anthropometric Biochemical What method of assessment detects signs and symptoms? - Clinical Populations at risk for malnutrition - Pregnant women Low income families Infants and Children Hospitalized patients Aging adults Why are pregnant women at risk for...

Systematic method for obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data needed to identify nutrition-related problems, their causes, and significance - Nutritional Assessment Nutritional assessment draws from many indices to provide a _________. - complete picture of nutritional health Ultimate purpose of nutritional assessment - Improve human health 4 Main Types of Nutritional Assessment - Anthropometric Biochemical Clinical Dietary -Measure physical dimensions -Technique specific for age...

Which of the following questions would need to be asked by the nutrition professional before deciding which food composition database(s) would be most appropriate for analysis? - All of these questions would need to be asked with the exception of general public use. Considerations that should be assessed when weighing different sources of health information and diet recommendations include all of the following EXCEPT: - How easy the information is to understand Of the following dietary ...