Malnutrition
Progression
- When did disease process start
- Initial versus subsequent visit
Location
Acuity
Name
- Type-protein calorie, protein energy
- Kwashiorkor:
- List conditions resulting from malnutrition
- Detail the specific vitamin and/or mineral deficiency or disorder
- Provide information regarding any adverse effects of a vitamin,
- mineral, or fatty acid deficiency-Bitot's spots, etc.
- Specify any nutritional anemia-EFA deficiency with secondary thrombocytopenia, etc.
Necessary Procedures
Other
- Characteristics should be two or more for malnutrition-weight loss, subcutaneous-fat loss, muscle-mass loss, decreased hand-grip strength, edema, etc.
Why
- Any known causes or underlying conditions-organ function impairment, etc.