Components of Nutritional Assessment

What are the three main components of nutritional assessment?

• History taking, Physical assessments, Laboratory data

• Dietary supplements, Exercise routines, Sleep patterns

• Genetic testing, Medication review, Family history

• Body temperature, Blood pressure, Heart rate

Which of the following is NOT a part of history taking in nutritional assessment?

• Dietary data

• Socioeconomic data

• Skinfold measurements

• Medical data

Give two examples of data collected during history taking in nutritional assessment.

• # of meals, fluid intake, food preferences, history of GI issues, allergies, taste, chewing/swallowing, appetite, elimination, medication use, activity, religious/cultural nutritional screening tools (any two)

• Blood pressure and heart rate only

• Height and weight only

• Vision and hearing screening results

Physical assessments in nutritional assessment include anthropometric and clinical data.

• True

• False

BMI and skinfold measurements are examples of which component of nutritional assessment?

• Physical assessments

• Dietary assessments

• Biochemical assessments

• Clinical assessments

Laboratory data in nutritional assessment includes which of the following?

• Protein status

• Body vitamin status

• Trace element status

• All of the above

List any three laboratory data parameters used in nutritional assessment.

• Cholesterol, triglycerides, hemoglobin, electrolytes, albumin, pre-albumin, transferrin, lymphocyte count, nitrogen balance (any three)

• Blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate

• Height, weight, BMI

• Urine color, skin turgor, capillary refill

The diagram of the human figure with outstretched arms and labeled measurements is used for which purpose?

• To illustrate the proportions of the human body

• To show the internal organs of the body

• To demonstrate different types of exercise

• To display the nervous system layout

What is a possible mental effect of poor nutrition?

• Mental status changes

• Increased muscle mass

• Improved vision

• Faster wound healing

What physical symptom of poor nutrition involves feeling tired and lacking strength?

• Weakness, fatigue

• Increased appetite

• Improved vision

• Rapid hair growth