ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS (Theory)

Paper Code: 
CND 501
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the student to:

  •  Assess the nutritional Status of subjects
  •  Develop skills related to counseling
  •  learn different therapies of counseling

Course Outcomes

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CND 502

Assessment of Health and Nutritional Status

CO49: Assessing the  knowledge on the Nutritional status of the population  in terms of Anthropometry, dietary intake.

CO50: Assessing the  knowledge on the Nutritional status of the population  in terms of clinical and Biochemical assessment

CO51: Outline the concept of nutrition screening tools used for hospitalized patients.

CO52: Outline the concept of nutrition assessment tools for hospitalized patients.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, power point presentation

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

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

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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