The patient underwent comprehensive systematic nutritional assessment initially every 2 wk, then monthly. It included handgrip strength (HGS), blood tests (particularly serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, urea, electrolytes, micronutrients, serum albumin), fluid intake, urine output, ...
A tool to assess nutritional status in older persons was really needed. It took 5 years to design the MNA® (Mini Nutrition Assessment) tool, complete
DISCLOSED IS A CULTURE MEDIUM AND METHODS FOR IYMPHOCYTE ASSESSMENT OF THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF HUMANS BY WHICH REPEATABLE AND QUANTITATIVE ASSAYS FOR DEFICIENCIES, ABNORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OR IMBALANSES OF VITAMINS, MINERALS, AMINO ACIDS; FOR CARBORHYDRATE UTILIZATION, METABOLISM AND IMBALANCES AND...
Assessment of systemic inflammation Systemic inflammation was determined in two ways. In all patients, the presence of a plasma CRP concentration of X10 mg l – 1 was used to define an acute-phase protein response (APPR). In a subset of patients (n ¼ 197), plasma albumin concentration ...
Nutrition survey and tests in Bataan, Philippines. J Nutr. 1950;42:9–29. PubMed CAS Google Scholar Jeyasingham MD, Pratt OE, Burns A, Shaw GK, Thomson AD, Marsh A. The activation of red blood cell transketolase in groups of patients especially at risk from thiamine deficiency. Psychol...
However, it is very important to investigate the potential presence of liver dysfunction by blood tests33 and imaging modalities such as computed tomography, abdominal ultrasound, and transient elastography34 when the CONUT score of a given patient with ADHF is high. The onset of liver cirrhosis ...
More quantitative assessment techniques include the following: ○ Dose-response tests that indicate the adequacy of liver stores and isotope-dilution tests that reflect the amount of vitamin A stored in the liver. Both are labor intensive and expensive compared with serum retinol and RBP (324). ○...
This study aims to analyze cross-country inequality in four common nutritional deficiencies (protein-energy malnutrition, dietary iron deficiency, vitamin A deficiency and iodine deficiency) among children from 1990 to 2019 based on Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 data. Methods Prevalence and ...
Trichotillometry: the reliability and practicality of hair pluckability as a method of nutritional assessment. Nutr J. 2007;6:9. Article PubMed PubMed Central CAS Google Scholar Johnson AA, Latham MC, Roe DA. An evaluation of the use of changes in hair root morphology in the assessment ...
it is worth noting that nutritional impact should not be the only criterion for assessment of overall mycotoxicity to food animals as it is well documented mycotoxins could lead to other adverse effects in various organs and systems such as gastrointestinal tract, liver or kidney, as well as the...