Nutrition Focused Physical Exam-Assessing Malnutrition in Patients with Diabetes

1. Body Mass Index recommendations change for the geriatric population (age 65 or older).

a) True
b) False

2. Low albumin does not necessarily mean malnutrition; and a normal albumin level does not necessarily mean malnutrition is not present.

a) True
b) False

3. To diagnose malnutrition, the presence of two or more of the following characteristics must be present: insufficient energy intake, weight loss, loss of muscle mass, loss of subcutaneous fat, localized or generalized fluid accumulation, and decreased functional status.

a) True
b) False

4. The following is/are factors that can decrease albumin:

a) Dialysis
b) Edema
c) Overhydration
d) Cancer
e) All of the above

5. Diagnosing and treatment malnutrition is a team approach involving all health professionals including nurses, physicians/nurse practitioners/physician assistants, pharmacists, speech language pathologists, psychologists, physical therapists, social workers and occupational therapists.

a) True
b) False

6. The following are components assessed during the nutrition focused physical exam:

a) Muscle Loss
b) Fat Loss
c) Fluid Status
d) Micronutrient deficiencies
e) All of the Above

7. To prepare to conduct a nutrition focused physical exam the health professional should ask the patient permission first and then explaining the process.

a) True
b) False

8. The following are areas examined in the nutrition focused physical exam to assess muscle loss:

a) Temporal region
b) Shoulder, deltoid and acromion
c) Clavicular region
d) All of the above

9. Bulging orbital fat pads on a patient are one indication a patient is experiencing fat loss.

a) True
b) False