level: Level 2
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TYPES OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES | 1 PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION (PEM) 2 VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY 3 IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (IDA) 4 IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD) |
| PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION (PEM) Types | 1 MARASMUS 2 KWASHIORKOR |
| "OLD MAN'S FACE" Very thin, no fat, muscle wasting Prominent ribs Very poor wt gain Loose & wrinkled skin Enlarged abdomen Anxious, always hungry | MARASMUS |
| Very thin, fails to grow - Swollen legs, feet, arms & hands - Light colored, weak hair - Doesn’t want to eat - Moon-shaped, Unhappy face - Dark spots on skin - Enlarged abdomen - Skin sores & skin is peeling - Muscle wasting - Apathetic | KWASHIORKOR |
| 1 Low intake of Vitamin A rich food Low intake of protein Illnesses like measles, diarrhea 2 Consequences: __ | 1 VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY 2 Night blindness Nutritional blindness |
| UNIVERSAL SUPPLEMENTATION OF VITAMIN A 1 INFANTS 2 PRESCHOOLERS 3 PREGNANT WOMEN 4 POSTPARTUM MOTHERS | 1) 100,000 IU One dose only 2) 200,000 IU One capsule every 6 months 3) 10,000 IU twice a week starting at the 4th month of pregnancy* 4) 200, 000 IU within four weeks after delivery |
| 1 Not enough hemoglobin in the RBC because of lack of Fe 2 Treatment and prevention: __ | 1 IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (IDA) 2 provision of iron with folic acid pregnant: Once a day for 180 days Lactating women once a day for 90 days |
| 1 Abnormalities due to low iodine intake. 2 Consequences: __ 3 Treatment: __ | 1 IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (IDD) 2 Fetus – abortion/miscarriage/abnormalities/still Infants – cretinism/delayed walking/motor activities Children – poor academic performance Adults – mental impairment/poor working capacity 3 to take one iodized capsule with 200mg iodine every year |