NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT
1. Name of Patient:-
2. Name of village:-
3. Particulars of parents:
S. No. Name of Age Sex Education Occupation Income
parents
4. No. of living children:
Name of children :-
Age (Date of birth) :-
Sex :-
Order of live birth :-
5. Anthropometry:
Parameter Normal value patients value
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
Arm circumference
Chest circumference
Head circumference
6. CLINICAL EXAMINATION
a. General impressions-
Apathy .
Pallor .
Viability
b. Hairs-
Loss of lusture
Thinning
Sparse
Discoloured
Easily plucked
Flag sign
c. Face-
Moon face
Naolabialdyssebacca
d. Eyes-
Pigmentation of conjuctival brown
Conjuctival xerosis
Bitot’s spot
Corneal xerosis & keratomalacia
Normal / Dryness / Hazy or Opaque
Corneal opacity photophobia
Night blindness
Angular conjunctivitis
Pale conjunctivitis
e. Lips-
Angular stomatitis
Cheilosis
f. Tongue-
Red & Raw
Fissured / Geographic
g. Teeth-
Carries
Mottled enamel
h. Gums-
Spongy bleeding
Specify -
i. Glands-
Goiter
Specify -
j. Skin-
Follicular hyperkeratosis
Mosaic dermotosis
Pellagrous dermotosis
Grazy pavement dermatosis
k. Nails-
Spooning of nails
l. Subcutaneous tissues-
Edema
Marasmus
m. Skeletal system-
Cranial bossing frontal
Cranial bossing parietal
Craniatobes
Beading of ribs
Knock – knees / Bow – legs
n. Nervous system-
Numbness of tingling of extremities
Burning feet
Tenderness of calf muscle
Loss of knee ankle jerks
7. Clinical impression:
Marasmus -
Pre-kwashiorkor -
Kwashiorkor -
Others
Present condition / Nursing :-
8. laboratory Assessment
HB-
Hematocrit-
Albumin-
Creatinine-
Urine-
Stool-
9. Dietary Intake
Twenty four hour recall
Food frequency questionnaire-
Degree of malnutrition
Shakir’s tape
Bangle test
Modified & WAC stick method
Triceps skin fold thickness
Inch tape
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Twenty four hour recall
Food items Item Calories Protein Fat (gm) Iron Calcium Vitamin (gm)
(kcal) (gm) (gm) (gm)
Break fast Chappati 193 5 5.5 3 0.02 128
vegetable 122 0.9 1.4 9 0.02 10.7
Lunch Rice 101 0.7 13.5 27 0.02 5.1
Dhal 148.75 2.8 9 36.6 0.07 16.4
vegetable 122 0.9 1.4 9 0.02 10.7
s
Tea Tea 36 - 0.7 38 0.03 0.8
Biscuit 48 5.2 20.2 1.8 0.04
Dinner Rice 101 0.7 13.5 27 0.02 5.1
Dhal 148.75 2.8 9 36.6 0.07 16.4
Vegetable 122 0.9 1.4 9 0.02 10.7
Milk 118 4.4 18 0.8 0.42 118
Total 1242 21.9 73.6 196 0.33 455
Normal 1800 20 35 – 78 10 1000 400
requirement
Excess / deficit Deficit Excess Normal Normal Normal Excess
Total intake : 2120
Total : 1988.83
Comparison : 2120-1988.83= 131.17
Degree of malnutrition 17/18X100=94%
According to IAP classification she is normal.
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