Nutritional Disorders Diagnosis

This assignment will discuss a trust adapted version of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). It will demonstrate an understanding of theoretical knowledge used to develop the assessment tool. The assignment will focus on three components within the tool; discussing the reliability and validity when used in a clinical environment. A reflection of my own experience using the tool will be included and linked to aspects of reliability. Any issues with reliability will be identified and suggestions given on how they can be corrected to aid future use.

Nutrition is essential for the whole being of the individual. The body needs nutrients to be healthy and fight off acute illnesses and infections. Mauk (2014) stated that “elderly clients may be at increased risk for poor nutrition due to the fact that they have multiple chronic illnesses… that can interfere with their

A tool known as BMI (body mass index) is used by medical providers to calculate an individual 's body mass index. It calculated by measuring a child’s weight and height and the found value is then compared to percentiles relative to other children of the same age and sex. For example, if a child aged anywhere from 2-19 is “more than 85% and less than 95%” they are considered overweight. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009). This tool is not a method used to diagnosis childhood obesity but it 's a valuable way to measure the prevalence of obesity worldwide.

The BMI for a person who is 5’3" and weighs 125 lbs is 22.7 or practically, 23.

The objective data is the nurse's assessment. It is the nurses finding. This is where the nurse has to document the information so that it can be reviewed by the physician. This information is very pertinent and important for accuracy. Once all the information is obtained the physician can initiate the appropriate

Nutrition is an important aspect of health within all age groups. A nurse’s initial assessment is very important to a patient’s nutritional status because during an assessment, many findings can determine the nutritional status of an individual. For example, a simple examination of a patient’s overall appearance can determine whether the patient is malnourished, by evidence of decreased functional status, decreased bone mass, impaired muscle function, immune dysfunction, reduced cognitive function,

Increased mortality rate (incidence of mortality of malnourished patients at 1 year being nearly 30% in 1 Australian study8)

The information given by the patient and can be gathered through interview or questionnaire. Example of what should be included in the subjective data is the patient stating how they are feeling, such as describing their pain or any discomfort. Define Objective Data and what details need to be

This information is the objective data. The information is the descriptions of the fact, and it is primarily gathered through physical examinations (Bickley & Szilagyi, 2013).

Body Mass Index (BMI): An indicator used to determine the state of a person’s weight, used to screen for health markers. It is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms (kg) by height in meters (m) squared, then multiplying by 703, resulting in kg/m2.

Chronic diseases are characterized as a condition lasting longer than three months and an acute illness is of a shorter duration. Malnutrition associated with chronic diseases can be due to the fact that many patients with chronic diseases are physically handicapped and unable to perform activities of daily living such as eating and driving themselves to the store. Chronic diseases that could physically cause malnutrition like this include rheumatoid arthritis or neuromuscular diseases such as stroke. Another way that malnutrition associated with chronic disease can happen is through inflammation of the organs that can occur during organ failure or pancreatic cancer and cause certain nutrients to not be absorbed at all. Malnutrition associated with acute illness and inflammation can be caused by traumatic injuries such as severe burns and major infections of the body. The inflammatory response is a defense mechanism triggered by invading bacteria or severe injury. People who have been victims of these types of injuries can sustain pretty severe damage to their metabolism caused by the inflammatory response and can interfere with the nutrition therapy the RD is attempting to provide this can lead to unwanted weight loss and malnutrition.

      Physiological changes and changes in nutritional requirements are not the only cause of elderly malnutrition.  Illness and physical limitations often affect nutritional status, as 19.7% of people over age 65 have at least one disability and 28.8% reported a limitation caused by a chronic condition (9).  For

In my opinion, there may still be many people who do not understand about nutrition, lack of counseling by health workers to be a major factor. Well, on this occasion I tried to share a bit of science about "nutrition" to all steemans, the knowledge I gained during my undergraduate education in sports and health at Shia kuala banda aceh university in 2004.

Malnutrition results from an unbalanced diet, this can be due to an excess of some dietary components and lack of other components, not just a complete lack of food. Too much of one component can be as much harm to the body as too little. Nowadays we have enough food to eat and keep our

Maintaining a healthy level of nutrition level is one of the most important factors to prevent being underweight. A vast majority of diseases and illnesses are primarily related to lack of nutrience in a diet.