The process of identifying patients, clients, or groups who may have a nutrition diagnosis and benefit from nutritional assessment and intervention by an RD is defined as:

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The process of identifying patients, clients, or groups who may have a nutrition diagnosis and benefit from nutritional assessment and intervention by an RD is defined as nutrition screening. Nutritional assessment (B) refers to the collection and interpretation of information about a patient's or client's dietary intake, medical history, and biochemical data to determine their current nutritional status. Estimating nutritional needs (C) refers to the determination of the amount of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients needed by an individual based on their age, sex, weight, height, and physical activity level. Nutrition-focused physical examination (A) refers to the physical observations of changes in the body that may suggest a patient or client has a particular nutrition problem. The process of identifying patients, clients, or groups who may have a nutrition diagnosis and benefit from nutritional assessment and intervention by an RD is called nutrition screening. Nutrition-focused physical examination is a component of nutritional assessment, estimating nutritional needs is a step in the nutritional assessment process, and nutritional assessment is a broader process that includes not only screening but also a comprehensive evaluation of a patient's nutritional status.

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