What Clinical Screening Tool Is a Simple and Practical Nutrition

question 72

Multiple Choice

What clinical screening tool is a simple and practical nutrition screening tool that combines three easily obtainable elements of lymphocyte count, albumin, and weight change?

• A) Malnutrition Risk Scale (SCALES)
• B) Instant Nutritional Assessment (INA)
• C) Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
• D) Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)

Understand the diagnostic criteria, characteristics, and treatment considerations for personality disorders.

Recognize the signs and symptoms of disorganized speech and behavior in schizophrenia.

Understand the concept of negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia and their manifestations.

Identify factors that influence the risk and course of schizophrenia.

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Definitions:

Failure To Thrive

A condition often seen in children, characterized by slower physical development and growth than normal for their age.

Broken Nose

A fracture of the bones of the nose, typically resulting from trauma, leading to pain, swelling, and sometimes difficulty breathing.

Residual Volume

The amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forceful exhale, preventing lung collapse.

Intermittent Tube Feedings

Scheduled feedings delivered through a tube into the stomach or small intestine at specific times, rather than continuously.