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ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS (Theory)
Paper Code:
CND 502
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
This course will enable the student to:
• To Assess the nutritional Status of subjects
• To develop skills related to counseling
• To learn different therapies of counselin
9.00
Unit I:
UNIT I
Direct and Indirect methods of Nutritional assessment of human groups
• Assessment of age: Using local events calendar.
• Anthropometry Assessment: Measurements used, use of equipment, standards for comparison. Classification used to categorize malnutrition, cut of points used to distinguish current and long term malnutrition.
• Indicators of nutritional status: weight /age, height/age and weight/height, mid upper arm (MUAC).
• Guidelines for interpretations of growth charts
9.00
Unit II:
UNIT II
• Dietary assessment: Methods and techniques for assessing dietary intakes of individual, house hold level and Institutional level, Essential features, Uses and limitations of different methods.
• Problems intake measurements, factors affecting the accuracy of dietary assessment. Interpretation of dietary data.
9.00
Unit III:
UNIT III
• Clinical assessment: Study of different methods and techniques for clinical assessment of nutritional status and diagnosis of sign of relation to various nutrient deficiencies.
• Biochemical assessment: Methods and techniques for major nutritional disorders, standards for comparison, field level assessment techniques.
9.00
Unit IV:
UNIT IV
Tools for Nutrition Screening in Hospitalized Patients
• Nutrition Risk Screening 2002
• Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
• Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool(MUST)
9.00
Unit V:
UNIT-V
Tools for Nutritional Assessment of Hospitalized Patients
• Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)
• Physical Examination
• Laboratory Examination
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