What is Malnutrition?
Is a condition where the diet does not meet the nutritional needs. It means that the person in not getting enough nutrients to meet the demands of the body.
What are s/sx of malnutrition?
- Unexplained weight loss
- Lack of interest to eat and drink
- Loss of appetite
- Feeling tired, irritable, dizzy, depressed
- Low in energy
- Breathlessness & diarrhea
- Increase risk of infection
8.Skin is dry and flaky
What is MUST?
- Is a Malnutrition Universal screening tool.
- is a 5 step screening tool to identify…
a. Risk for malnutrition
b. Malnourished
C. Undernutrition
D. Obese - includes a management guidelines that will be used to develop care plan
MUST
What are the 5 steps?
- Get the BMI score
- Weight loss score
- Establish acute illness effects score
- Add all the score to calculate overall risk of malnutrition
- Use of management guidelines / local policy to develop care plan
How to get bmi?
Get the height and weight
Alternative height and weight
Ulnar length
And arm circumference
Step 2 weight loss score
Alternative identify weight loss score
What is step 3
What is step 4
What is step 5
What are score 0,1,2 means
What is low risk
What is moderate risk
What is high risk
What is the diet for high risk
High caloric, high protein, high vitamins and minerals
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What will happen to clothes and dentures
What are symptoms of malnutrition?
When to consult the doctor?
What are the management for malnutrition
Who are involved in multi dispensary team
Ways to improve eating
- Limit visitors during meal time.
- Give ample time for eating.
- Avoid distractions.
- Use appropriate eating utensils like weighted spoons and beakers,
- Use food seasonings.
I will refer you to a speech and language therapist for…
…the appropriate consistency of your diet.
