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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A) nonagenarian. B) septuagenarian. C) centenarian. D) octogenarian.
An infant born with incomplete closure of the spinal cord has
a. spina bifida. b. macrosomia. c. anencephaly. d. neural tube seizure.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of creatine?
What will be an ideal response?
Because of higher needs, women with multifetal pregnancies can take NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS greater than the UL recommendations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false