Describe what charts are used, and how they are used, to assess nutritional status

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Growth charts matched to gender are used to track growth pattern and compare to others the same age, trend on chart (BMI-for-age) should stay consistent without jumps or lags example-<5th percentile underweight, 5th-85th percentile for weight is healthy, >85th is overweight. Failure to thrive= infants /young children who don't grow at expected rate and are smaller/shorter due to factors such as physical abnormalities-cleft palate, heart defects, infections, intestinal problems, inborn errors of metabolism, nutrition problems, feeding problems.

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What will be an ideal response?

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