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Presentation
Presentation
To perceive the advantages and limitations of the different methods of nutritional status assessment;
To perceive the advantages and limitations of the different parameters used to assess the nutritional status;
Understand what changes the body composition and what components are essential to health.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4.5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT1101-12566
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Introduction
Methods and techniques of nutritional risk screening in the hospital and in the community for different groups
Description, benefits, limitations and related studies
-MUST - Malnutrition Screening Tool
-NRS2002 - Nutritional Risk Screening
SGA - Subjective Global Assessment
PG - SGA - Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment
-MNA - Mini Nutritional Assessment
- Strong Kids
Anthropometry
Body composition
History and dietary intake
Laboratory parameters
Functional parameters
Nutritional risk and nutritional prognosis indices
Monitoring the nutritional status
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Objectives
Objectives
Based on the obtained knowledge, students will be able:
To understand the difference of nutritional screening and assessment;
To screen and assess a patient (adult or pediatric) for general nutritional status;
To realize the signs and the symptoms of nutritional problems;
To be familiar with recommended methods and techniques nutritional screening;
To understand different methods used for the nutritional assessment;
To know limitations of different methods for nutritional assessment;
To know the benefits and limits of different parameters for nutritional assessments
To learn what influences body composition and which components are essential for health
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The use of Zoom and Moodle will be encouraged to support the learning process.
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References
References
- KOLETSKO, B, BHATIA, J, BHUTTA, Z A, COOPER, P, MAKRIDES, M, UAUY, R, WANG, W - Pediatric Nutrition in Practice. 2nd Edition. Ettlingen: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, 2015. ISBN: 978-3318026900.
- SOBOTKA, L, ALLISON, S P - Basics in Clinical Nutrition. 4th Edition. Prague: Galén, 2011. ISBN: 978-80-7262-821-6.
- STRATTON, R J, GREEN, C J, ELIA, M - Disease-related malnutrition: an evidence-based approach to treatment. 1st Edition: Wallingford: CABI Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 978-0851996486.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
