From the nutrition history, assess Mr. Campbell's usual dietary intake. How does this compare to the requirements that you calculated for him? Can your evaluation of his dietary intake contribute to the evidence for diagnosing malnutrition?
What will be an ideal response?
Estimated using USDA SuperTracker (http://www.choosemyplate.gov/supertracker-tools/supertracker.html):
Breakfast: 1 boiled egg: 77 kcal, 6 g protein; coffee: 2 kcal; few bites toast: 57 kcal, 3 g protein
Lunch: 1 cup chicken noodle soup: 63 kcal, 3 g protein; 1 cup low-fat (1%) milk: 102 kcal, 8 g protein
Dinner: few bites ground meat: 104 kcal, 11 g protein; few bites mashed potatoes: 56 kcal, 1 g protein
Snacks: 1 can Ensure Plus: 355 kcal, 13 g protein
Total: 816 kcal, 45 g protein
Estimated requirements: 1800-2400 kcal, 85-124 g protein. This is approximately 984-1584 kcal short of needs and 40-79 g protein short of needs. This represents a 34%-45% intake of energy needs for several months, which is consistent with severe chronic malnutrition in adults (<75% for more than 1 month). Thus, evaluating dietary intake can be supportive of a diagnosis for malnutrition.
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