Appendix C
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL

Name ___________________________________________________________

Date ___________________________________________________________

Diagnosis ______________________________________________________

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A. HISTORY
Actual Body Weight ________kg UBW ________kg
Height ________cm Age ________
Weight Change: past 6 mo _________kg = _________% loss
past 2 wk increase no change decrease
Dietary Intake (relative to normal):
no change change: duration = ______weeks

type: suboptimal solids full liquids hypocaloric liquids starvation

Calories _________________ Minerals ________________
Protein __________________ Vitamins ________________
EFA ____________________ Tr Elements _____________

Capacity for Oral Intake: normal

suboptimal: duration of disability = _____weeks

good potential to return to normal in ____weeks

limited potential to return to normal in ____weeks

permanent GI disability

GI Symptoms (of >2 weeks):

none ___ nausea ___ vomiting ___ diarrhea ___ anorexia ___

Functional Capacity: _____ no dysfunction

dysfunction: duration = _________weeks

type = work ambulation bedridden

Status of GI Tract:
intact ___ contiguous bowel ___
gastrectomy ___ ileostomy ___
small bowel resection ___ jejunostomy
duodenum _______cm colostomy ___
jejunum _______cm obstruction ___
iluem _______cm fistula ___
ileo-cecal valve ___ radiation exposure ___ type _______________
large bowel resection: complete __ partial __last treatment ___________
Medications:
B. PHYSICAL (for each trait specify: 0=normal, 1+=mild, 2+=moderate, 3+=severe)
 
_____ loss of subcutaneous fat _____ ascites
_____ pallor _____ muscle wasting
_____ glossitis _____ dry, dull hair
_____ ankle edema _____ cheilosis
_____ petechia _____ sacral edema
_____ scaly dermatitis _____ bruisability
C. LABORATORY
Albumin _______g/dL Transthyretin _______mg/dL
D. METABOLIC DEMANDS
____ no stress _____ low stress _____ high stress
E. OVERALL NUTRITION RATING (select one)
A = well nourished
B = moderately (or suspected of being) malnourished
C= severely malnourished
F. NUTRITION SUPPORT RX: PN RX:
Resting energy expenditure ________________________________kcals
TEE ____________________kcals
Nutrient deficits requiring repletion:
protein/24hr __________gms fluid/24hr____________cc


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