Nutrition Therapy and Pathophysiology 3rd Edition by Marcia Nelms,Kathryn Sucher

Exercise 6

Identify at least two nutrition problems suggested by the nutrition assessment and medical history. Determine the diagnostic term for each nutrition problem. Next, identify the etiology of each nutrition diagnosis. Finally, identify the signs and symptoms that support the diagnoses. Example: Involuntary weight loss related to poor dietary intake secondary to abdominal pain as evidenced by 25% unplanned weight loss in 6 weeks.