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.\

true
false

1. which nutritional screening tool has five steps as well as management guidelines?

malnutrition screening tool (mst)
malnutrition universal screening tool (must)
mini nutritional assessment (mna)
nutrition risk score 2002 (nrs - 2002)

1. mr. king has alzheimers and has lived at winding meadows nursing center for 3 years. recently, his food preferences have changed. what should the staff do if he refuses the foods he used to enjoy?

set his food aside and offer to warm it up when he is ready to eat it.
ask open - ended questions to determine what he would like to eat at every meal.
offer him another food choice and document the change in preferences.
ask the cook to visit mr. king and talk with him about the food

1. mr. flannagan has been recently diagnosed with early alzheimers. which signs or symptoms do you expect him to have as the disease worsens?

renewed interest in reading, writing, and puzzles
consistent weight gain over the next few years
difficulty learning new things, organizing, and logical thinking
remembering how to make appointments with the health provider

1. which of the following tools does the american society for parenteral and enteral nutrition (aspen) consider to be a diagnostic criteria for malnutrition?

the oxford scale
dynamometry
bioimpedance analysis

Explanation:

1. In the U.S., there are medical foods made for Alzheimer's. The claim in the statement is incorrect.
2. The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) has five steps and management guidelines.
3. When a patient with Alzheimer's refuses food, offering another choice and documenting the change in preferences is a practical approach.
4. As Alzheimer's worsens, difficulty in learning new things, organizing, and logical thinking is a common symptom.
5. Bioimpedance Analysis is considered a diagnostic criterion for malnutrition by ASPEN.

Answer:

1. B. FALSE
2. B. Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
3. C. Offer him another food choice and document the change in preferences.
4. C. Difficulty learning new things, organizing, and logical thinking
5. C. Bioimpedance Analysis