Pa 218 Nutrition Case Study

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PA 218 Nutrition Final 2024 Instructions.

This exam is due by Friday, April 19, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST. All questions can be answered by reference to course materials and do not require additional materials. You may, however, refer to any other resource in addition to course materials (except classmates or other people). Answer each question below.

1. What is the difference between a. and a. A mother brings her 4-year-old child to see you because she is concerned the child is “a picky eater” and is worried about the child’s growth, although there is no history of poor growth and the child has no significant past medical history. a. What questions about the child’s dietary intake might you ask this mother? If I were the provider, I would ask
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a. What factors or nutrition-related concerns associated with CKD can have an impact on Polly’s nutritional status? Please describe why each factor has an impact on nutrition. Malnutrition is of concern with CKD patients because of any of the following causes: inadequate diets, delayed gastric emptying, changes in taste, inflammation, infection, sepsis, endocrine disorders of uremia, metabolic acidosis, medications the patient may be taking, hospitalization and underlying illness, or other factors not directly related to health like depression or poverty. Sodium is limited to 2300mg/day in CKD patients, whereas fluids are only limited if the patient experiences a decrease in urine output. This is because the kidneys are not functioning properly and cannot excrete sodium, so a patient should limit their intake to avoid hypertension and increased blood volume and pressure. Potassium is adjusted based on the patient and their biochemical profile, but typically a low potassium diet is recommended. This is because the body of a CKD patient cannot properly extract potassium from the blood. Limiting potassium intake will limit the amount of potassium