Medicine Quiz: Inflammation and Trauma

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What percentage of patients should be nutritionally assessed upon arrival to a hospital setting?

  • 0%
  • 50%
  • 75%
  • 100% (correct)

What is the best tool to assess body composition?

  • Dual energy × ray absorptiometry (correct)
  • Hand dynamometry
  • Skinfold analysis
  • Body mass index (BMI)

A 65-year-old diabetic patient with an urinary infection, who lost 5% of his weight in 3 months and eats 55% of his usual diet for the past week, is classified as:

  • Malnourished
  • Normally nourished
  • At risk of undernutrition (correct)
  • Well-nourished, re-screen in 7 days

What is included in the final screening of the NRS-2002?

<p>Weight loss, age, and severity of disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a sign of systemic inflammation?

<p>Hypothermia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the best screening tool for a 50-year-old patient undergoing pneumonia?

<p>SGA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the prevalence of undernutrition in Mexican hospitals according to the text?

<p>48% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the BMI cutoff for an 18-year-old gymnast to be considered undernourished?

<p>18.5 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the ESPEN criteria for nutritional assessment?

<p>Nutritional screening (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of undernutrition in the presence of burns and sepsis?

<p>Worst consequences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of starvation-related malnutrition?

<p>Anorexia nervosa (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is hypoalbuminemia a good indicator of an ICU patient's nutritional status during an acute disease?

<p>False (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the BMI threshold for undernutrition according to ESPEN criteria for a 50-year-old patient?

<p>Under 20 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of severe undernutrition?

<p>Loss of muscle mass (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the prevalence of undernutrition in Mexican hospitals?

<p>48% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of starvation-related malnutrition?

<p>Anorexia nervosa (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a 50% reduced food intake for more than 7 days?

<p>It is a criterion for GLIM criteria (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of early recognition of undernutrition?

<p>It can improve patient outcomes and quality metrics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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