Question

exam : dementia care: alzheimers and nutritional considerations

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. what is the purpose of checking nitrogen balance?

it can indicate adequate or inadequate protein consumption
it is useful in diagnosing halitosis and sarcopenia
it can measure impaired inflammatory response
it indicates whether the person has muscle depletion

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
computed tomography

1. 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?

take his plate away after the others at the table have finished
encourage him to continue to eat and allow him more time
serve him smaller, energy - dense portions
ask a caregiver to assist him in eating his food faster

Explanation:

1. There are medical foods formulated for Alzheimer's patients in the U.S., so the statement is false.
2. Nitrogen balance is related to protein metabolism and can indicate adequate or inadequate protein consumption.
3. The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) does not consider the options other than subjective global assessment - related ones as main diagnostic criteria for malnutrition, and none of these options are typical ASPEN - recognized diagnostic tools for malnutrition. But if we assume a more general knowledge, none of these are correct. In reality, ASPEN uses a combination of factors including dietary intake, weight change, and physical examination.
4. Since Mr. Morris can feed himself but is slow and panics when others finish before him, allowing him more time to eat is the most appropriate intervention.

Answer:

1. B. FALSE
2. A. It can indicate adequate or inadequate protein consumption
3. None of the above
4. B. Encourage him to continue to eat and allow him more time