Question

1. true or false: no medical foods are made specifically for alzheimers in the u.s. because it does not have a \distinct nutritional requirement\.
2. which nutritional screening tool is the most commonly used to screen institutionalized geriatric patients?
3. mr. morris has alzheimers and has lost 21 pounds this year. he can feed himself but is very slow and panics when other people finish before he does. what intervention would be most effective?
4. which of the following tools does the american society for parenteral and enteral nutrition (aspen) consider to be a diagnostic criteria for malnutrition?
5. what is the purpose of checking nitrogen balance?

Explanation:

1. There are medical foods made for Alzheimer's in the U.S., so the statement is false.
2. The Mini - Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is a commonly used nutritional screening tool for institutionalized geriatric patients.
3. Encouraging Mr. Morris to continue to eat and allowing him more time would be most effective as he can feed himself but is slow and panics when others finish before him.
4. The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) considers weight loss as a diagnostic criterion for malnutrition among others.
5. Checking nitrogen balance can indicate adequate or inadequate protein consumption.

Answer:

1. FALSE
2. Mini - Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
3. Encourage him to continue to eat and allow him more time
4. Weight loss (assuming it is an option among the ones not fully visible in the image as it is a common ASPEN criterion)
5. It can indicate adequate or inadequate protein consumption