12 Questions
What is the primary purpose of growth assessment?
To identify growth problems or trends
What does anthropometry refer to?
The measurement of the human individual
What is included in nutritional assessment?
Feeding history, clinical examination, anthropometry, and basic hematological and biochemical indices
What is the outcome of growth assessment?
A determination of whether a child is growing normally or has a growth problem
What is the process of growth assessment?
Multiple measurements of height and/or weight plotted on suitable reference charts
What is growth?
A process of increasing in size
What is assessed in a dietary history of breastfed infants?
History of breast feeding pattern, positioning, and attachment
What is included in a dietary history of formula-fed infants?
Quantity and quality of current intake, and how feed is made
What is included in a dietary history of older children?
How many meals and snacks per day, and what the child eats at each meal
Why is the corrected age used in premature infants?
To deduct the number of weeks born early from the actual age
What is included in a medical history?
Review of acute and chronic illnesses, and history of preexisting nutrient deficiencies
What is included in a social history?
Poverty, domestic violence, parental employment, parental marital status, and parental substance abuse
Study Notes
Anthropometry and Growth Assessment
- Anthropometry refers to the measurement of the human individual
- Growth assessment involves measuring height and/or weight, and sometimes more specialized measurements, plotted on suitable reference charts and interpreted appropriately
Growth Assessment
- Determines whether a child is growing "normally" or has a growth problem or trend towards a growth problem
Nutritional Assessment
- A structured way to establish nutritional status and energy requirements
- Includes:
- Feeding history
- Clinical examination
- Anthropometry
- Basic hematological and biochemical indices
- Provides nutritional status and energy requirements
Medical and Dietary History
- Includes:
- Dietary history (breastfed infants, formula-fed infants, and older children)
- Review of acute and chronic illnesses
- History of preexisting nutrient deficiencies
- Social history (poverty, domestic violence, parental employment, parental marital status, and parental substance abuse)
Dietary History
- For breastfed infants:
- Duration, positioning, and attachment
- Exclusive vs predominant vs mixed feeding
- Supplementary bottles, other foods
- Formula preparation and volume consumed
- For formula-fed infants:
- Quantity and quality of current intake
- How feed is made
- Feeding techniques
- For older children:
- Number of meals and snacks per day
- What the child eats at each meal
- Appetite
- Milk/juice consumption
- 24-hour dietary recall
Anthropometric Parameters
- For premature infants up to 2 years of age:
- Corrected age is derived by deducting the number of weeks born early from the actual (chronological) age for plotting on growth charts
- Head circumference is a routine measurement
This quiz covers the basics of anthropometry, nutrition, and growth assessment, including how to assess nutrition in children and obtain and interpret anthropometric measures.
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