C H A I R P E R S O N - D R . B A S A V A R A J B A L I G A R
M D D M C A R D I O L O G Y
S T U D E N T - D R . C H E T H A N . Y
BUILT AND NUTRITIONAL
ASSESSMENT
INTRODUCTION
 Nutritional assessment is defined by the American Society for
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition as “a comprehensive approach to
diagnosing nutrition problems that uses a combination of the following:
medical, nutrition, and medication histories; physical examination;
anthropometric measurement; and laboratory data
 Nutritional Assessment Methods
 Four different methods are used to collect data used in assessing a
person’s nutritional status:
 Anthropometric
 Clinical
 Biochemical
 Dietary
 Importance of Nutritional Assessment
 Nutrition can have a profound influence on health,
affecting growth and development of infants, children, and
adolescents; immunity against disease; morbidity and
mortality from illness or surgery; and risk of such diseases
as cancer, coronary heart disease, and diabetes.
 Nutritional assessment is important in identifying persons
at nutritional risk, in determining what type of nutrition
intervention, if any, may be appropriate to alter nutritional
status, and in monitoring the effects of nutrition
intervention.
ANTHORPOMETRY
 Anthropometry is the measurement of body size, weight,
and proportions
 Anthropometric measures can be used to evaluate
nutritional status, whether it be obesity caused by
overnutrition or emaciation resulting from protein-energy
malnutrition
HEIGHT :
 Stature, or standing height, can be measured for
subjects 2 to 3 years of age and older who are cooperative
and able to stand without assistance
 In nonambulatory persons (those unable to walk) or
those who have such severe spinal curvature that
measurement of height would be inaccurate, stature can
be estimated from knee height.
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SHORT STATURE
Height below 3rd centile or more than 2SD below the median height
for age and sex.
 Normal variant
 Familial short stature
 Constitutional growth delay
 Pathological
Proportionate
 Prenatal
 1. Intrauterine growth retardation
 2. Antenatal infection in mother (TORCH*, syphilis, AIDS)
 3. Antenatal consumption of alcohol, tobacco, heroin
 4. Chromosomal disorders (Down’s syndrome, Turner’s syndrome).
Postnatal
 1. Malnutrition (Protein-energy malnutrition, anorexia nervosa)
 2. Endocrine disorders (growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism,
congenital adrenal hyperplasia, precocious puberty)
 3. Cardiovascular disorders (cyanotic and acyanotic congenital heart
disease, early onset rheumatic heart disease)
 4. Respiratory disorders (Kartagener’s syndrome, cystic lung disease,
childhood asthma)
 5. Renal disorders (renal tubular acidosis, renal rickets, nephrotic syndrome,
chronic pyelonephritis)
 Disproportionate
 Rickets
 Skeletal dysplasia (kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis)
 Defective bone formation (osteopetrosis, osteogenesis imperfecta)
 Defective cartilage growth (achondroplasia, multiple cartilagenous
exostosis
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WEIGHT
 Body weight, though not an accurate measure of fat, is a widely used index.
 Diurnal variations (cyclical changes occurring throughout the day) in
weight of about 1 kg in children and 2 kg in adults are known to occur. For
this reason, it is a good practice to also record the time weight was
measured.
 Ideally, children and adults should be weighed after voiding and dressed in
an examination gown of known weight or in light underclothing with the
scales placed where adequate privacy is provided
 For the age interval 2 to 20 years, the charts give percentile
curves for stature-for-age, weight-for-age, body mass
indexfor- age, and weight-for-stature.
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 Percentile Cut-Off Value( FOR 2-20 YEARS)
 < 5th percentile
 5th and < 85th percentile
 85th and < 95th percentile
 95th percentile or 30 kg/m 2 (whichever is smaller)
Classification of Overweight and Obesity by Body Mass Index
(BMI) in Adults
 Underweight <18.5 <18.5
 Normal weight 18.5-24.9 18.5-22.9
 Overweight 25-29.9 23-24.90
 Obesity Class 1 30-34.9 25-29.90
• (PRE OBESE)
 Obesity Class 2 35-39.9 >30
(OBESE)
 Extreme Obesity Class 3 >40
INDICATORS
 Body mass index (Quetelet's index) = Weight (kg)/ Height(m)(2)
 Ponderal index = Height (cm) /Cube root of body weight (kg)
 Brocca index = Height (cm) -100
(For example, if a person's height is 160 cm, his idealweight
is (160-100) = 60 kg)
SKINFOLD THICKNESS
 A large proportion of total body fat is located just under the skin.
 Since it is most accessible, the method most used is the measurement of
skinfold thickness.
 It is a rapid and "noninvasive“ method for assessing body fat.
 Several varieties of callipers (e.g., Harpenden skin callipers) are
available for the purpose.
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 The measurement may be taken at all the four sites - mid-
triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac regions.
 The sum of the measurements should be less than 40 mm in
boys and 50 mm in girls
 Further, in extreme obesity, measurements may be
impossible.
 The main drawback of skinfold measurements is their poor
repeatability.
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AND WAIST :
HIP RATIO (WHR)
 Waist circumference is measured at the mid point between the lower
border of the rib cage and the iliac crest.
 It is a convenient and simple measurement that is unrelated to height.
 Correlates closely with BMI
 WHR and is an approximate index of intra - abdominal fat mass and
total body fat.
 Changes in waist circumference reflect changes in risk factors for
cardiovascular disease and other forms of chronic diseases.
 There is an increased risk of metabolic complications for men with a
waist circumference > 102 cm,and women with a waist circumference >
88 cm
 High WHR (> 0.95 in men and > 0.80 in women) indicates abdominal
fat accumulation.
SL.N
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ETHNICITY WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE
1
Europeans
Men >94 cm (>37 in)
Women >80 cm (>31.5 in)
2 South Asians
and Chinese
Men >90 cm (>35 in)
Women >80 cm (>31.5 in)
3 Japanese Men >85 cm (>33.5 in)
Women >90 cm (>35 in
 TYPES OF OBESITY
 Generalised obesity:Over eating is the most common cause. It is
characterised by the presence of a ‘double chin’.
 Android obesity: It is a type of obesity, which is characterised by
excess deposition of fat over the region of the waist. (GREATER
RISK)
 Gynoid obesity: It is a type of obesity, which is characterised by
excess deposition of fat over the region of the hips and thighs.
 Superior or central type of obesity:
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CLINICAL APPLICATION
CLINICAL ASSESMENT
HISTORY
 Ask about usual weight, peak weight, and deliberate weight loss.
 A 4.5 kg (10-lb) weight loss over 6 months is noteworthy and a weight
loss of >10% of usual body weight is prognostic of clinical outcomes
 Medical and surgical conditions; chronic disease
 Look for medical or surgical conditions or chronic disease that can
place one at nutritional risk secondary to increased requirements, or
compromised intake or assimilation
 Constitutional signs/ symptoms :Fever or hypothermia can indicate
active inflammatory response. Anorexia is another manifestation of
inflammatory response and is also often a side effect of treatments and
medications.
 Eating difficulties/ gastrointestinal complaints : Poor dentition
or problems swallowing can compromise oral intake. Vomiting, nausea,
abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, and
gastrointestinal bleeding can be signs of gastrointestinal pathology that
may place one at nutritional risk.
 Medication use : Many medications can adversely affect nutrient
intake or assimilation. Review potential drug–drug and drug–nutrient
interactions.
 Dietary practices and supplement use : Look for dietary practices
including therapeutic, weight reduction, vegetarian, macrobiotic, and fad
diets. Also record use of dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals,
and herbals
 Influences on nutritional status : Ask about factors such as living
environment, functional status (activities of daily living and instrumental
activities of daily living), dependency, caregiver status, resources, dentition,
alcohol or substance abuse, mental health (depression or dementia), and
lifestyle.
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
 The first of the three elements of the physical examination
is LOSS OF SUBCUTANEOUS FAT.
 The four anatomic areas (shoulders, triceps, chest, and
hands) should be checked for loss of fullness or loose-fitting
skin.
 Loss of subcutaneous fat should be noted as normal (0),
mild loss (1+ ), moderate loss (2 + ), or severe loss (3 + )
 The PRESENCE OF MUSCLE WASTING (the
second element of the physical examination) is best
assessed by examining the deltoid muscles (located
at the sides of the shoulders) and the quadriceps
femoris muscles (the muscles of the anterior thigh).
 Loss of subcutaneous fat in the shoulders and deltoid
muscle wasting gives the shoulders a squared-off
appearance.
 The presence of edema at the ankle or sacrum can also be
assessed as absent, mild, moderate, or severe. The
presence of “pitting” edema can be checked by
momentarily pressing the area with a finger and then
looking for a persistent depression (more than 5 seconds)
where the finger was.
 When considerable edema or ascites are present, weight
loss is a less important variable.
 SUBJECTIVE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT
 SGA depends on the clinician’s subjectively combining
the various elements to arrive at an overall, or global,
assessment.
 Patients with weight loss > 10% that is continuing, poor
dietary intake, and severe loss of subcutaneous fat and
muscle wasting fall within the severely malnourished
category (class C rank).
 Patients with at least a 5% weight loss, reduced dietary
intake, and mild to moderate loss of subcutaneous fat and
muscle wasting fall within the moderately
malnourished category (class B rank).
 A class A rank would be given to patients having a recent
increase in weight (that is not fluid retention), even if their
net loss for the past 6 months was between 5% and 10%.
 It is regarded by many as the most reliable and efficient
method to assess nutritional status at the bedside and is
considered the gold standard for bedside assessment tools.
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 PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION
 PEM is the disease caused by prolonged inadequate energy and protein
consumption— starvation—with consequent depletion of the BCM and
body fat.
 The body normally adapts to starvation by reducing energy expenditure
and curtailing protein catabolism, partly by hormone- and nervous
system-regulated alterations in cellular metabolism, and partly by
reducing its muscle mass.
 These adaptations enable prolonged survival during sub-lethal
starvation, but survival comes at a cost that includes lethargy, a
tendency to hypothermia, muscle atrophy (including of the cardiac and
respiratory muscles), skin thinning, and functional disability.
 The cardinal diagnostic features of PEM—generalized muscle atrophy
and subcutaneous adipose tissue depletion—are easy to detect by
simple physical examination
 Starvation-Related Malnutrition (Uncomplicated
Protein- Energy Malnutrition)
 Chronic Disease-Related Malnutrition and
Cachexia
 Acute Disease-Related Malnutrition
 PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION
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 EATING DISORDERS
 ANOREXIA NERVOSA
 Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a refusal to maintain a
minimally normal body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight
that is not alleviated by losing weight, and a distorted perception
of body shape or size in which a person feels overweight (either
globally or in certain body areas) despite being markedly
underweight.
 A prominent clinical feature of persons with anorexia
nervosa is marked weight loss, which in some instances
can become extreme and life threatening.
 In postmenarcheal females, amenorrhea—i.e., the
absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles (a
woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods
occur only following hormone administration—e.g.,
estrogen)
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 BULIMIA NERVOSA
 BINGE Eating, in a discrete period (e.g., within any 2-hour
period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than
most people would eat during a similar period of time and
under similar circumstances
 A sense of lack of control over eating during the episode
(e.g., a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what
or how much one is eating)
 Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to
prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting; misuse
of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications;
fasting; or excessive exercise
 The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory
behaviors both occur, on average, at least twice a week for 3
months.
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 HEAD TO TOE EXAMINATION
FOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS
HAIR EXAMINATION
 Hair loss in protein, folate and vit B12 deficiency
 D/D for ALPOPECIA
 Cicatricial Alopecia
 Trauma
 Burns
 Infections: folliculitis, herpes zoster, gumma, lupus vulgaris
 Morphea, lichen planus, sarcoidosis, DLE
 Cutaneous neoplasms: basal cell Ca
 Drugs—mepacrin
 Non-cicatricial Alopecia:
 Alopecia areata (most common)
 Physiologic: Androgenic alopecia
 Systemic diseases: SLE, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism,
 ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA, PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA and
Down’s syndrome.
 Infection: Moth eaten type in syphilis and fungal infections.
 Drugs: Antimetabolites, cytotoxics, heparin, carbimazole, iodine, bismuth, vitamin
A, allopurinol and amphetamines.
 Telogen effluvium: Systemic illness (typhoid, measles, pneumonia) post-partum and
post-surgical, MALNUTRITION
 Radiation.
VITAMIN B9
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400 mcg Bone marrow
suppression,
macrocytic
megaloblastic
anemia,
glossitis,
diarrhea Can be
precipitated by
Sulfasalazine
and
Phenytoin
Alcoholics,
celiac or tropical
sprue, chronic
sulfasalazine use
PO: May lower
seizure
threshold in
those taking
anticonvulsants
Folic
acid(serum),
RBC folic
acid(plasma)
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VITAMIN B12
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2.4 mcg Bone marrow
suppression,
macrocytic
megaloblastic
anemia,
glossitis,
diarrhea
posterolateral
column
demyelination,
AMS,
depression,
psychosis
Vegetarians,
atrophic
gastritis,
pernicious
anemia, celiac
sprue, Crohn's
disease, patients
postgastrectomy
or ileal resection
None Cobalamin
(B12)(serum),
methylmalonic
acids (plasma)
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 BRITTLE HAIR – BIOTIN DEFICIENCY
VITAMIN B7
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30 mcg Mental status
changes, myalgias,
hyperesthesias,
anorexia,(excessive
egg white
consumption
results
in avidin-mediated
biotin inactivation)
Alcoholics None Biotin(plasma),
methyl-
citrate(urine)
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 CHANGE OF COLOUR – ZINC DEFICIENCY
 Colour of Hair
 White - hair albinism (due to absence of pigment).
 Grey hair is a sign of ageing.
 Poliosis patchy loss of pigmentation of hair in the
region of an adjoining vitiligo.
 Flag sign brownish discolouration of hair, with
interspersed normal colour of hair, is seen in protein
energy malnutrition.
 ZINC DEFICINECY
ZINC
Nutrient Recommended
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Intake
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Symptoms
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Risk for
Deficiency1,4
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Symptoms of
Toxicity4
Status
Evaluation4,5
Zinc 11 mg Poor wound
healing,
diarrhea (high
fistula risk),
dysgeusia,
hypogonadism,
infertility,
acro-oroficial
skin lesions
(glossitis,
alopecia),
behavioral
changes
Intrinsic:
Acrodermatitis
enteropathica
Chronic
diarrhea,
cereal-based
diets,
alcoholics, any
intestinal
malabsorptive
states, fistulas/
nephrotic
syndrome,
diabetes, post–
gastric bypass/
anorexia,
pregnancy
Intrinsic:
Acrodermatitis
enteropathica
PO: Nausea,
vomiting,
gastritis,
diarrhea, low
HDL, gastric
erosions,
Competition
with GI
absorption can
precipitate
Cu21 deficiency
Inhaled:
Hyperpnea,
weakness,
diaphoresis
Zinc,S,P,
alkaline
phosphatases
(good for those
on TPN, but in
general
Zincs,p, hair,
RBC, WBC
levels can be
misleading)
Zinc
radioisotope
studies (most
accurate tests
at present;
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 FLAG SIGN- PROTEIN MALNUTRITION
 Dry hair – vit A and vit E deficiency
 Easily pluckable hair in zinc, biotin and protein
deficiency
 Coiled and corkscrew hair – vit A and vit C deficiency
EYE EXAMINATION
 Bitots spot – vit A deficiency
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900 mcg
VITAMIN A
Conjunctival
xerosis,
keratomalacia,
follicular
hyperkeratosis,
night blindness,
Bitot spots,
corneal , retinal
dysfunction
Any
malabsorptive
state involving
proximal small
bowel,
vegetarians,
chronic liver
disease
Acute:
Teratogenic, skin
exfoliation,
intracranial
hypertension,
hepatocellular
necrosis
Chronic: Alopecia,
ataxia, cheilitis,
dermatitis,
conjunctivitis,
pseudotumor
cerebri,
hyperlipidemia,
hyperostosis
Retinol(serum),
retinol
esters(plasma),
electroretinogram,
liver biopsy
(diagnostic for
toxicity), retinol
binding protein
(useful in ESRD,
accurately assesses
blood levels)
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 WHO Classification of Vitamin A Deficiency
 1. Primary
 X-1A Conjunctival xerosis
 X-1B Conjunctival xerosis + Bitot’s spots
 X-2 Corneal xerosis
 X-3A Corneal ulcer—< 1/3 of cornea involved
 X-3B Corneal ulcer—> 1/3 of cornea involved—
 keratomalacia
 2. Secondary
 X-N Night blindness
 X-F Xerophthalmic fundus
 X-S Corneal scars
 ANGULAR PALPEBERITIS – RIBOFLAVIN
DEFICIENCY
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1.3 mg
RIBOFLAVIN
Cheilosis,
angular
stomatitis,
glossitis,
seborrheic
dermatitis,
normocytic
normochromic
anemia
Alcoholics,
severely
malnourished
None RBC glutathione
reductase
activity(plasma)
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PERIORAL EXAMINATION
 Angular somatitis and chelitis : deficiency of Iron,
vitamin B complex and protein
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 Glossitis – niacin, folate and vit B 12 deficiency,
riboflavin, pyridoxine
Pale tongue
ATROPHIC LINGUAL PAPPILAE
 Deficinecy Of IRON
 Riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B12,
 protein
Red beefy tongue in vit B12 deficiency
SCARLET RED TONGUE
MAGENTA coloured tongue
 Magenta tongue – riboflavin deficiency
 Bleeding gums – vit C deficiency
 D/D OF BLEEDING GUMS:
 Ill fitting Dentures and other dental appliances
 Bleeding disorders
 Improper flossing
 Gingivitis
 Leukemia
 Vitamin c def
 Use of anticoagulants
 Vit k deficiency
 Manifestations
 Infancy and Childhood
 Painful swelling over the long bones due to subperiosteal haemorrhage
 Gingivitis, swollen, spongy gums if teeth have erupted
 Lassitude, anorexia and pain in limbs
 Inward sinking of sternum with sharp elevation of costochondral junctions
(scorbutic rosary)
 Purpura and echymoses may appear in the skin
 Painful joint swelling due to haemorrhage into the joint cavities.
 Retrobulbar, subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhages
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 ADULTS:
 Swollen, spongy gums
 Perifollicular hyperkeratosis with haemorrhage
 Haemorrhage into the muscles of the arms and legs
 Petechial haemorrhages in the viscera and echymoses
 Delayed wound healing
 Other clinical manifestations are icterus, oedema,
 fever, convulsions and hypotension
 Vitamin C deficiency causes normochromic
 normocytic anaemia
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90 mg
VIT C
Scurvy,
ossification
abnormalities
Tobacco
lowers plasma
and WBC
vitamin C
Sudden
cessation of
high dose
vitamin C
can
precipitate
scurvy
Fruit-deficient
diet, smokers,
ESRD
Nausea,
diarrhea,
increased
oxalate
synthesis
(theoretical
nephrolithiasis
risk)
Ascorbic
acid(plasma),
leukocyte ascorbic
acid
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SKIN EXAMINATION
 Skin desquamation – riboflavin deficiency
 Cellophane appearance and Cracking (flaky
paint or crazy pavement dermatosis) –
protein deficiency
 Yellow pigmentation of skin (sparing sclera)
–carotene excess
 Petechiae – vit A and vit C deficiency
 D/D for petichiae (<3mm)
 Physical trauma :
 repeated bout of coughing, vomitting
 Asphyxiation
 Sun burn
 Hickey
 NON INFECTIOUS
 VIT C VIT K DEF
 Thrombocytopenia
 Leukemia
 Von villebrands disease
 Aplastic anemia
 Infectious
 Dengue ,Chickungunya , Influenza, Ebola, Cmv,
 Infectious Mononucleosis
 Malaria
 Syphylis
 Endocarditis
 Meningococciemia
 Scarlet Fever
 Typhus
 Ecchymosis – vit K and vit C deficiency
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120 mcg
VITAMIN K
Hemorrhagic
disease of
newborn,
coagulopathy
Any malabsorptive
state involving
proximal small
bowel, chronic
liver disease
In utero:
Hemolytic anemia,
hyperbilirubinemi
a, kernicterus IV:
flushing, dyspnea
hypotension
(possibly related to
dispersal agent)
Prothrombin time
(plasma)
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 Perifollicular hemorrhage – vit C deficiency
 Ecchymosis and perifollicular hemorrhage in
vit C deficiency
 Aceniform lesions in vit A deficiency
 Follicular keratosis in vit A deficiency
 Xerosis – essential fatty acid deficiency , VIT
A def
 Pigmentation, cracking and crusting – niacin
deficiency (CASTELS NECKLACE)
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16 mg/40 mg
VITAMIN B3
Pellagra
dysesthesias,
glossitis,
stomatitis,
vaginitis,
vertigo,
diarrhea,
dementia
Intrinsic:
Hartnup disease
Alcoholics,
malignant
carcinoid
syndrome,
severely
malnourished
Flushing,
hyperglycemia,
hyperuricemia,
hepatocellular
injury
N-methyl-
nicotinamide(ur
ine)
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HARTNUPS DISEASE
GENERALISED HYPERPIGMENTATION: VIT
B12 FOLATE DEF
 D/D for generalised hyperpigmentation
Endocrinopathies
 Addison’s disease
 Nelson syndrome
 Ectopic ACTH syndrome
 Hyperthyroidism
Metabolic
 Porphyria cutanea tarda
 Hemochromatosis
 VITAMIN B12, FOLATE DEFICIENCY
 PELLAGRA
 Malabsorption, including Whipple’s disease
 Melanosis secondary to metastatic melanoma
Autoimmune
 Biliary cirrhosis
 Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
 POEMS syndrome
 Eosinophilia-myalgia syndromed
 Drugs (e.g. cyclophosphamide) and metals (e.g. silver
 Acro-orificial dermatitis – zinc deficiency
NAIL EXAMINATION
 KOILONYCHIA – IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
 D/D OF KOILONYCHIA
 Iron deficiency Anemia
 Hemochromatosis
 Raynauds syndrome
 Porphyria
 Inherited
IRON
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Risk for
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Toxicity
Status Evaluation
8 mg Fatigue,
hypochromic
microcytic
anemia
glossitis,
koilonychia
Reproductive age
females, pregnant
females, chronic
anemias,
hemoglobinopath
ies post–gastric
bypass/
duodenectomy,
alcoholics
PO or IV:
hemosiderosis,
followed by
deposition in liver,
pancreas heart and
glands Intrinsic:
Hereditary
hemochromatosis
Ferritins, TIBCs %
Transferrin saturation,
serum iron
Built and nutrition
 WHITE NAILS AND TRANSVERSE RIDGING
OF NAILS – HYPOALBUMINEMIA
 D/D OF WHITE NAILS
 Anemia
 Hypoalbumunaemia
 Diabetes
 CCF
 RA
 Malignancy
Bones, Joints
 Beading of ribs, epiphyseal swelling, bowlegs
–VIT D deficiency.
Built and nutrition
VITAMIN D
Recommended
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations At
Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
5–15 mcg Rickets/osteomal
acia
Any malabsorptive
state involving
proximal small
bowel, chronic liver
disease Of note:
Those with higher
skin melanin
content (i.e., darker
skin) have low
baseline 25-OH
vitamin D levels; it
is unclear whether
this merits their
inclusion as an “at
risk” population
Hypercalcemia,
hyperphosphatemi
a, which can lead
to CaPO4
precipitation,
systemic
calcification +/-
AMS +/-AKI
25-OH vitamin D
serum levels is Of
note: lively debate
between IOM and
Endocrine Society
regarding
definitions of
deficiency, goal
serum 25-OH
levels, and at risk
populations
15
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Built and nutrition
 Tenderness (subperiosteal hemorrhage in child) –
Vit C deficiency
NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION
 Dementia - Niacin, vitamin B12
 Confabulation, disorientation Thiamin (Korsakoff’s
psychosis).
 WERNICKES encephalopathy – Thiamine
 Peripheral neuropathy - Thiamin, pyridoxine,
vitamin B12
 Tetany - Calcium, magnesium
VITAMIN B1
Recommende
d
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
1.2 mg Irritability,
fatigue,
headache
Wernicke's
encephalopathy,
Korsakoff
psychosis,
“Wet ” beri-beri ,
“Dry ” beri-beri
Alcoholics,
severely
malnourished
IV: Lethargy and
ataxia
RBC
transketolase
activity(blood),
thiamine(blood
and urine)
Built and nutrition
VITAMIN B6
Recommended
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
1.3–1.7 mg Cheilosis,
stomatitis,
glossitis,
irritability,
depression,
confusion,
normochromic
normocytic
anemia
Alcoholics,
diabetics celiac
sprue, chronic
isoniazid or
penicillamine
use
Peripheral
neuropathy,
photosensitivity
Pyridoxal
phosphate(plas
ma)
Built and nutrition
OTHERS
 Parotid enlargement – Protein def (also consider bulimia)
 Heart failure - Thiamin (wet beriberi), phosphorus def
 Sudden heart failure, death - Vitamin C def
 Edema - Protein, thiamin def
 Poor wound healing, pressure ulcers - Protein, vitamin C,
zinc
CHROMIUM
Recommende
d
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms
of Toxicity
Status Evaluation
30–3 5 mcg Glucose
intolerance
peripheral
neuropathy
None PO: gastritis
IV: skin
irritation
Cr61: (steel,
welding) lung
carcinogen if
inhaled
Chromium (serum)
Built and nutrition
COPPER
Recommended
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms Signs
and Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
900 mcg Hypochromic
normocytic or
macrocytic anemia
(rarely microcytic)
neutropenia,
thrombocytopenia,
diarrhea,
osteoporosis
pathologic fractures
Intrinsic:
Menkes‘disease
Chronic
diarrhea high
zinc/low
protein diets
PO: gastritis, nausea,
vomiting, coma,
movement/
neurologic
abnormalities,
Wilsons disease.
Copper
,Ceruloplasmin
Built and nutrition
IODINE
Recommended
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status Evaluation
150 mcg Thyroid
hyperplasia
(goiter)
functional
hypothyroidism
Intrinsic in utero:
cretinism, poor
CNS
development,
hypothyroidism
Those without
access to
fortified salt
grain, milk, or
cooking oil
Hypothyroidism
blocks thyroxine
synthesis OR
hyperthyroidism
Excess
supplementation
in severe
deficiency
TSH(serum),
iodine(urine) (24 hr
intake or iodine: Cr ratio
are more representative
than a single sample)
Thyroglobulins
GOITER
Built and nutrition
MANGNESE
Nutrient Recommende
d
Daily Enteral
Intake/
Parenteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Population
s At Risk
for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms
of Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
Manganese 2.3 mg Hypercholes
terolemia,
dermatitis,
dementia,
weight loss
Chronic liver
disease, iron
deficient
populations
PO: None
Inhalation:
Hallucinatio
n,
Parkinsonian
-type
symptoms
No reliable
markers
Manganeses
does not
reflect bodily
stores,
especially in
the CNS
Built and nutrition
SELENIUM
Nutrient Recommend
ed
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
Selenium 55 mcg Myalgias
cardiomyopath
y Intrinsic:
Keshan's
disease
(Chinese
children),
Endemic areas
of low soil
content include
certain parts of
China and New
Zealand
PO: Nausea,
diarrhea, AMS,
irritability,
fatigue,
peripheral
neuropathy,
hair loss, white
splotchy nails,
halitosis
(garlic-like
odor)
Selenium(seru
m), glutathione
peroxidase
activity(blood)
Built and nutrition
KESHANS DISEASE
MOLYBDENUM
Nutrient Recommende
d
Daily Enteral
Intake/
Parenteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
Molybdenum 45 mcg/45 mcg CNS toxicity,
hyperoxypurine
mia,
hypouricemia,
low urinary
sulfate excretion
(also reported
with parenteral
sulfite infusion)
Intrinsic:
Molybdenum
cofactor
deficiency,
isolated sulfite
oxidase
deficiency
None PO or any
exposure:
Hyperuricemia
gout Inhaled:
Pneumoconiosi
s (industrial
exposure)
Molybdenum
Built and nutrition
VITAMIN B5
Recommende
d
Daily Enteral
Intake
Signs and
Symptoms
Signs and
Symptoms
Populations
At Risk for
Deficiency
Signs and
Symptoms of
Toxicity
Status
Evaluation
5 mg Fatigue,
abdominal pain,
vomiting,
insomnia,
paresthesias
Alcoholics PO: Diarrhea Pantothenic
acid(urine)
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Built and nutrition

  • 1. C H A I R P E R S O N - D R . B A S A V A R A J B A L I G A R M D D M C A R D I O L O G Y S T U D E N T - D R . C H E T H A N . Y BUILT AND NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT
  • 2. INTRODUCTION  Nutritional assessment is defined by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition as “a comprehensive approach to diagnosing nutrition problems that uses a combination of the following: medical, nutrition, and medication histories; physical examination; anthropometric measurement; and laboratory data
  • 3.  Nutritional Assessment Methods  Four different methods are used to collect data used in assessing a person’s nutritional status:  Anthropometric  Clinical  Biochemical  Dietary
  • 4.  Importance of Nutritional Assessment  Nutrition can have a profound influence on health, affecting growth and development of infants, children, and adolescents; immunity against disease; morbidity and mortality from illness or surgery; and risk of such diseases as cancer, coronary heart disease, and diabetes.
  • 5.  Nutritional assessment is important in identifying persons at nutritional risk, in determining what type of nutrition intervention, if any, may be appropriate to alter nutritional status, and in monitoring the effects of nutrition intervention.
  • 6. ANTHORPOMETRY  Anthropometry is the measurement of body size, weight, and proportions  Anthropometric measures can be used to evaluate nutritional status, whether it be obesity caused by overnutrition or emaciation resulting from protein-energy malnutrition
  • 7. HEIGHT :  Stature, or standing height, can be measured for subjects 2 to 3 years of age and older who are cooperative and able to stand without assistance  In nonambulatory persons (those unable to walk) or those who have such severe spinal curvature that measurement of height would be inaccurate, stature can be estimated from knee height.
  • 10. SHORT STATURE Height below 3rd centile or more than 2SD below the median height for age and sex.  Normal variant  Familial short stature  Constitutional growth delay  Pathological Proportionate  Prenatal  1. Intrauterine growth retardation  2. Antenatal infection in mother (TORCH*, syphilis, AIDS)  3. Antenatal consumption of alcohol, tobacco, heroin  4. Chromosomal disorders (Down’s syndrome, Turner’s syndrome).
  • 11. Postnatal  1. Malnutrition (Protein-energy malnutrition, anorexia nervosa)  2. Endocrine disorders (growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, precocious puberty)  3. Cardiovascular disorders (cyanotic and acyanotic congenital heart disease, early onset rheumatic heart disease)  4. Respiratory disorders (Kartagener’s syndrome, cystic lung disease, childhood asthma)  5. Renal disorders (renal tubular acidosis, renal rickets, nephrotic syndrome, chronic pyelonephritis)
  • 12.  Disproportionate  Rickets  Skeletal dysplasia (kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis)  Defective bone formation (osteopetrosis, osteogenesis imperfecta)  Defective cartilage growth (achondroplasia, multiple cartilagenous exostosis
  • 14. WEIGHT  Body weight, though not an accurate measure of fat, is a widely used index.  Diurnal variations (cyclical changes occurring throughout the day) in weight of about 1 kg in children and 2 kg in adults are known to occur. For this reason, it is a good practice to also record the time weight was measured.  Ideally, children and adults should be weighed after voiding and dressed in an examination gown of known weight or in light underclothing with the scales placed where adequate privacy is provided
  • 15.  For the age interval 2 to 20 years, the charts give percentile curves for stature-for-age, weight-for-age, body mass indexfor- age, and weight-for-stature.
  • 17.  Percentile Cut-Off Value( FOR 2-20 YEARS)  < 5th percentile  5th and < 85th percentile  85th and < 95th percentile  95th percentile or 30 kg/m 2 (whichever is smaller)
  • 18. Classification of Overweight and Obesity by Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adults  Underweight <18.5 <18.5  Normal weight 18.5-24.9 18.5-22.9  Overweight 25-29.9 23-24.90  Obesity Class 1 30-34.9 25-29.90 • (PRE OBESE)  Obesity Class 2 35-39.9 >30 (OBESE)  Extreme Obesity Class 3 >40
  • 19. INDICATORS  Body mass index (Quetelet's index) = Weight (kg)/ Height(m)(2)  Ponderal index = Height (cm) /Cube root of body weight (kg)  Brocca index = Height (cm) -100 (For example, if a person's height is 160 cm, his idealweight is (160-100) = 60 kg)
  • 20. SKINFOLD THICKNESS  A large proportion of total body fat is located just under the skin.  Since it is most accessible, the method most used is the measurement of skinfold thickness.  It is a rapid and "noninvasive“ method for assessing body fat.  Several varieties of callipers (e.g., Harpenden skin callipers) are available for the purpose.
  • 23.  The measurement may be taken at all the four sites - mid- triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac regions.  The sum of the measurements should be less than 40 mm in boys and 50 mm in girls  Further, in extreme obesity, measurements may be impossible.  The main drawback of skinfold measurements is their poor repeatability.
  • 24. WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AND WAIST : HIP RATIO (WHR)  Waist circumference is measured at the mid point between the lower border of the rib cage and the iliac crest.  It is a convenient and simple measurement that is unrelated to height.  Correlates closely with BMI  WHR and is an approximate index of intra - abdominal fat mass and total body fat.
  • 25.  Changes in waist circumference reflect changes in risk factors for cardiovascular disease and other forms of chronic diseases.  There is an increased risk of metabolic complications for men with a waist circumference > 102 cm,and women with a waist circumference > 88 cm  High WHR (> 0.95 in men and > 0.80 in women) indicates abdominal fat accumulation.
  • 26. SL.N O ETHNICITY WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE 1 Europeans Men >94 cm (>37 in) Women >80 cm (>31.5 in) 2 South Asians and Chinese Men >90 cm (>35 in) Women >80 cm (>31.5 in) 3 Japanese Men >85 cm (>33.5 in) Women >90 cm (>35 in
  • 27.  TYPES OF OBESITY  Generalised obesity:Over eating is the most common cause. It is characterised by the presence of a ‘double chin’.  Android obesity: It is a type of obesity, which is characterised by excess deposition of fat over the region of the waist. (GREATER RISK)  Gynoid obesity: It is a type of obesity, which is characterised by excess deposition of fat over the region of the hips and thighs.  Superior or central type of obesity:
  • 31. HISTORY  Ask about usual weight, peak weight, and deliberate weight loss.  A 4.5 kg (10-lb) weight loss over 6 months is noteworthy and a weight loss of >10% of usual body weight is prognostic of clinical outcomes
  • 32.  Medical and surgical conditions; chronic disease  Look for medical or surgical conditions or chronic disease that can place one at nutritional risk secondary to increased requirements, or compromised intake or assimilation  Constitutional signs/ symptoms :Fever or hypothermia can indicate active inflammatory response. Anorexia is another manifestation of inflammatory response and is also often a side effect of treatments and medications.
  • 33.  Eating difficulties/ gastrointestinal complaints : Poor dentition or problems swallowing can compromise oral intake. Vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, and gastrointestinal bleeding can be signs of gastrointestinal pathology that may place one at nutritional risk.  Medication use : Many medications can adversely affect nutrient intake or assimilation. Review potential drug–drug and drug–nutrient interactions.
  • 34.  Dietary practices and supplement use : Look for dietary practices including therapeutic, weight reduction, vegetarian, macrobiotic, and fad diets. Also record use of dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and herbals  Influences on nutritional status : Ask about factors such as living environment, functional status (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living), dependency, caregiver status, resources, dentition, alcohol or substance abuse, mental health (depression or dementia), and lifestyle.
  • 38. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION  The first of the three elements of the physical examination is LOSS OF SUBCUTANEOUS FAT.  The four anatomic areas (shoulders, triceps, chest, and hands) should be checked for loss of fullness or loose-fitting skin.  Loss of subcutaneous fat should be noted as normal (0), mild loss (1+ ), moderate loss (2 + ), or severe loss (3 + )
  • 39.  The PRESENCE OF MUSCLE WASTING (the second element of the physical examination) is best assessed by examining the deltoid muscles (located at the sides of the shoulders) and the quadriceps femoris muscles (the muscles of the anterior thigh).
  • 40.  Loss of subcutaneous fat in the shoulders and deltoid muscle wasting gives the shoulders a squared-off appearance.
  • 41.  The presence of edema at the ankle or sacrum can also be assessed as absent, mild, moderate, or severe. The presence of “pitting” edema can be checked by momentarily pressing the area with a finger and then looking for a persistent depression (more than 5 seconds) where the finger was.  When considerable edema or ascites are present, weight loss is a less important variable.
  • 42.  SUBJECTIVE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT  SGA depends on the clinician’s subjectively combining the various elements to arrive at an overall, or global, assessment.  Patients with weight loss > 10% that is continuing, poor dietary intake, and severe loss of subcutaneous fat and muscle wasting fall within the severely malnourished category (class C rank).
  • 43.  Patients with at least a 5% weight loss, reduced dietary intake, and mild to moderate loss of subcutaneous fat and muscle wasting fall within the moderately malnourished category (class B rank).  A class A rank would be given to patients having a recent increase in weight (that is not fluid retention), even if their net loss for the past 6 months was between 5% and 10%.
  • 44.  It is regarded by many as the most reliable and efficient method to assess nutritional status at the bedside and is considered the gold standard for bedside assessment tools.
  • 47.  PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION  PEM is the disease caused by prolonged inadequate energy and protein consumption— starvation—with consequent depletion of the BCM and body fat.  The body normally adapts to starvation by reducing energy expenditure and curtailing protein catabolism, partly by hormone- and nervous system-regulated alterations in cellular metabolism, and partly by reducing its muscle mass.
  • 48.  These adaptations enable prolonged survival during sub-lethal starvation, but survival comes at a cost that includes lethargy, a tendency to hypothermia, muscle atrophy (including of the cardiac and respiratory muscles), skin thinning, and functional disability.  The cardinal diagnostic features of PEM—generalized muscle atrophy and subcutaneous adipose tissue depletion—are easy to detect by simple physical examination
  • 49.  Starvation-Related Malnutrition (Uncomplicated Protein- Energy Malnutrition)  Chronic Disease-Related Malnutrition and Cachexia  Acute Disease-Related Malnutrition
  • 50.  PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION
  • 54.  EATING DISORDERS  ANOREXIA NERVOSA  Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight that is not alleviated by losing weight, and a distorted perception of body shape or size in which a person feels overweight (either globally or in certain body areas) despite being markedly underweight.
  • 55.  A prominent clinical feature of persons with anorexia nervosa is marked weight loss, which in some instances can become extreme and life threatening.  In postmenarcheal females, amenorrhea—i.e., the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles (a woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods occur only following hormone administration—e.g., estrogen)
  • 57.  BULIMIA NERVOSA  BINGE Eating, in a discrete period (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during a similar period of time and under similar circumstances  A sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g., a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating)
  • 58.  Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting; misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; fasting; or excessive exercise  The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least twice a week for 3 months.
  • 60.  HEAD TO TOE EXAMINATION FOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS
  • 61. HAIR EXAMINATION  Hair loss in protein, folate and vit B12 deficiency
  • 62.  D/D for ALPOPECIA  Cicatricial Alopecia  Trauma  Burns  Infections: folliculitis, herpes zoster, gumma, lupus vulgaris  Morphea, lichen planus, sarcoidosis, DLE  Cutaneous neoplasms: basal cell Ca  Drugs—mepacrin
  • 63.  Non-cicatricial Alopecia:  Alopecia areata (most common)  Physiologic: Androgenic alopecia  Systemic diseases: SLE, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism,  ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA, PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA and Down’s syndrome.  Infection: Moth eaten type in syphilis and fungal infections.  Drugs: Antimetabolites, cytotoxics, heparin, carbimazole, iodine, bismuth, vitamin A, allopurinol and amphetamines.  Telogen effluvium: Systemic illness (typhoid, measles, pneumonia) post-partum and post-surgical, MALNUTRITION  Radiation.
  • 64. VITAMIN B9 Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 400 mcg Bone marrow suppression, macrocytic megaloblastic anemia, glossitis, diarrhea Can be precipitated by Sulfasalazine and Phenytoin Alcoholics, celiac or tropical sprue, chronic sulfasalazine use PO: May lower seizure threshold in those taking anticonvulsants Folic acid(serum), RBC folic acid(plasma)
  • 66. VITAMIN B12 Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 2.4 mcg Bone marrow suppression, macrocytic megaloblastic anemia, glossitis, diarrhea posterolateral column demyelination, AMS, depression, psychosis Vegetarians, atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, celiac sprue, Crohn's disease, patients postgastrectomy or ileal resection None Cobalamin (B12)(serum), methylmalonic acids (plasma)
  • 69.  BRITTLE HAIR – BIOTIN DEFICIENCY
  • 70. VITAMIN B7 Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 30 mcg Mental status changes, myalgias, hyperesthesias, anorexia,(excessive egg white consumption results in avidin-mediated biotin inactivation) Alcoholics None Biotin(plasma), methyl- citrate(urine)
  • 72.  CHANGE OF COLOUR – ZINC DEFICIENCY
  • 73.  Colour of Hair  White - hair albinism (due to absence of pigment).  Grey hair is a sign of ageing.  Poliosis patchy loss of pigmentation of hair in the region of an adjoining vitiligo.  Flag sign brownish discolouration of hair, with interspersed normal colour of hair, is seen in protein energy malnutrition.  ZINC DEFICINECY
  • 74. ZINC Nutrient Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency1,4 Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity4 Status Evaluation4,5 Zinc 11 mg Poor wound healing, diarrhea (high fistula risk), dysgeusia, hypogonadism, infertility, acro-oroficial skin lesions (glossitis, alopecia), behavioral changes Intrinsic: Acrodermatitis enteropathica Chronic diarrhea, cereal-based diets, alcoholics, any intestinal malabsorptive states, fistulas/ nephrotic syndrome, diabetes, post– gastric bypass/ anorexia, pregnancy Intrinsic: Acrodermatitis enteropathica PO: Nausea, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, low HDL, gastric erosions, Competition with GI absorption can precipitate Cu21 deficiency Inhaled: Hyperpnea, weakness, diaphoresis Zinc,S,P, alkaline phosphatases (good for those on TPN, but in general Zincs,p, hair, RBC, WBC levels can be misleading) Zinc radioisotope studies (most accurate tests at present;
  • 76.  FLAG SIGN- PROTEIN MALNUTRITION
  • 77.  Dry hair – vit A and vit E deficiency  Easily pluckable hair in zinc, biotin and protein deficiency
  • 78.  Coiled and corkscrew hair – vit A and vit C deficiency
  • 79. EYE EXAMINATION  Bitots spot – vit A deficiency
  • 82. Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 900 mcg VITAMIN A Conjunctival xerosis, keratomalacia, follicular hyperkeratosis, night blindness, Bitot spots, corneal , retinal dysfunction Any malabsorptive state involving proximal small bowel, vegetarians, chronic liver disease Acute: Teratogenic, skin exfoliation, intracranial hypertension, hepatocellular necrosis Chronic: Alopecia, ataxia, cheilitis, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, pseudotumor cerebri, hyperlipidemia, hyperostosis Retinol(serum), retinol esters(plasma), electroretinogram, liver biopsy (diagnostic for toxicity), retinol binding protein (useful in ESRD, accurately assesses blood levels)
  • 84.  WHO Classification of Vitamin A Deficiency  1. Primary  X-1A Conjunctival xerosis  X-1B Conjunctival xerosis + Bitot’s spots  X-2 Corneal xerosis  X-3A Corneal ulcer—< 1/3 of cornea involved  X-3B Corneal ulcer—> 1/3 of cornea involved—  keratomalacia  2. Secondary  X-N Night blindness  X-F Xerophthalmic fundus  X-S Corneal scars
  • 85.  ANGULAR PALPEBERITIS – RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY
  • 86. Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 1.3 mg RIBOFLAVIN Cheilosis, angular stomatitis, glossitis, seborrheic dermatitis, normocytic normochromic anemia Alcoholics, severely malnourished None RBC glutathione reductase activity(plasma)
  • 88. PERIORAL EXAMINATION  Angular somatitis and chelitis : deficiency of Iron, vitamin B complex and protein
  • 90.  Glossitis – niacin, folate and vit B 12 deficiency, riboflavin, pyridoxine
  • 92. ATROPHIC LINGUAL PAPPILAE  Deficinecy Of IRON  Riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B12,  protein
  • 93. Red beefy tongue in vit B12 deficiency
  • 96.  Magenta tongue – riboflavin deficiency
  • 97.  Bleeding gums – vit C deficiency
  • 98.  D/D OF BLEEDING GUMS:  Ill fitting Dentures and other dental appliances  Bleeding disorders  Improper flossing  Gingivitis  Leukemia  Vitamin c def  Use of anticoagulants  Vit k deficiency
  • 99.  Manifestations  Infancy and Childhood  Painful swelling over the long bones due to subperiosteal haemorrhage  Gingivitis, swollen, spongy gums if teeth have erupted  Lassitude, anorexia and pain in limbs  Inward sinking of sternum with sharp elevation of costochondral junctions (scorbutic rosary)  Purpura and echymoses may appear in the skin  Painful joint swelling due to haemorrhage into the joint cavities.  Retrobulbar, subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhages
  • 101.  ADULTS:  Swollen, spongy gums  Perifollicular hyperkeratosis with haemorrhage  Haemorrhage into the muscles of the arms and legs  Petechial haemorrhages in the viscera and echymoses  Delayed wound healing  Other clinical manifestations are icterus, oedema,  fever, convulsions and hypotension  Vitamin C deficiency causes normochromic  normocytic anaemia
  • 102. Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 90 mg VIT C Scurvy, ossification abnormalities Tobacco lowers plasma and WBC vitamin C Sudden cessation of high dose vitamin C can precipitate scurvy Fruit-deficient diet, smokers, ESRD Nausea, diarrhea, increased oxalate synthesis (theoretical nephrolithiasis risk) Ascorbic acid(plasma), leukocyte ascorbic acid
  • 105. SKIN EXAMINATION  Skin desquamation – riboflavin deficiency
  • 106.  Cellophane appearance and Cracking (flaky paint or crazy pavement dermatosis) – protein deficiency
  • 107.  Yellow pigmentation of skin (sparing sclera) –carotene excess
  • 108.  Petechiae – vit A and vit C deficiency
  • 109.  D/D for petichiae (<3mm)  Physical trauma :  repeated bout of coughing, vomitting  Asphyxiation  Sun burn  Hickey  NON INFECTIOUS  VIT C VIT K DEF  Thrombocytopenia  Leukemia  Von villebrands disease  Aplastic anemia
  • 110.  Infectious  Dengue ,Chickungunya , Influenza, Ebola, Cmv,  Infectious Mononucleosis  Malaria  Syphylis  Endocarditis  Meningococciemia  Scarlet Fever  Typhus
  • 111.  Ecchymosis – vit K and vit C deficiency
  • 112. Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 120 mcg VITAMIN K Hemorrhagic disease of newborn, coagulopathy Any malabsorptive state involving proximal small bowel, chronic liver disease In utero: Hemolytic anemia, hyperbilirubinemi a, kernicterus IV: flushing, dyspnea hypotension (possibly related to dispersal agent) Prothrombin time (plasma)
  • 115.  Perifollicular hemorrhage – vit C deficiency
  • 116.  Ecchymosis and perifollicular hemorrhage in vit C deficiency
  • 117.  Aceniform lesions in vit A deficiency
  • 118.  Follicular keratosis in vit A deficiency
  • 119.  Xerosis – essential fatty acid deficiency , VIT A def
  • 120.  Pigmentation, cracking and crusting – niacin deficiency (CASTELS NECKLACE)
  • 121. Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 16 mg/40 mg VITAMIN B3 Pellagra dysesthesias, glossitis, stomatitis, vaginitis, vertigo, diarrhea, dementia Intrinsic: Hartnup disease Alcoholics, malignant carcinoid syndrome, severely malnourished Flushing, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia, hepatocellular injury N-methyl- nicotinamide(ur ine)
  • 125.  D/D for generalised hyperpigmentation Endocrinopathies  Addison’s disease  Nelson syndrome  Ectopic ACTH syndrome  Hyperthyroidism Metabolic  Porphyria cutanea tarda  Hemochromatosis  VITAMIN B12, FOLATE DEFICIENCY  PELLAGRA  Malabsorption, including Whipple’s disease  Melanosis secondary to metastatic melanoma
  • 126. Autoimmune  Biliary cirrhosis  Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)  POEMS syndrome  Eosinophilia-myalgia syndromed  Drugs (e.g. cyclophosphamide) and metals (e.g. silver
  • 127.  Acro-orificial dermatitis – zinc deficiency
  • 128. NAIL EXAMINATION  KOILONYCHIA – IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
  • 129.  D/D OF KOILONYCHIA  Iron deficiency Anemia  Hemochromatosis  Raynauds syndrome  Porphyria  Inherited
  • 130. IRON Recommended Daily Enteral Intake/ Parenteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 8 mg Fatigue, hypochromic microcytic anemia glossitis, koilonychia Reproductive age females, pregnant females, chronic anemias, hemoglobinopath ies post–gastric bypass/ duodenectomy, alcoholics PO or IV: hemosiderosis, followed by deposition in liver, pancreas heart and glands Intrinsic: Hereditary hemochromatosis Ferritins, TIBCs % Transferrin saturation, serum iron
  • 132.  WHITE NAILS AND TRANSVERSE RIDGING OF NAILS – HYPOALBUMINEMIA
  • 133.  D/D OF WHITE NAILS  Anemia  Hypoalbumunaemia  Diabetes  CCF  RA  Malignancy
  • 134. Bones, Joints  Beading of ribs, epiphyseal swelling, bowlegs –VIT D deficiency.
  • 136. VITAMIN D Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 5–15 mcg Rickets/osteomal acia Any malabsorptive state involving proximal small bowel, chronic liver disease Of note: Those with higher skin melanin content (i.e., darker skin) have low baseline 25-OH vitamin D levels; it is unclear whether this merits their inclusion as an “at risk” population Hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemi a, which can lead to CaPO4 precipitation, systemic calcification +/- AMS +/-AKI 25-OH vitamin D serum levels is Of note: lively debate between IOM and Endocrine Society regarding definitions of deficiency, goal serum 25-OH levels, and at risk populations
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  • 140.  Tenderness (subperiosteal hemorrhage in child) – Vit C deficiency
  • 141. NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION  Dementia - Niacin, vitamin B12  Confabulation, disorientation Thiamin (Korsakoff’s psychosis).  WERNICKES encephalopathy – Thiamine  Peripheral neuropathy - Thiamin, pyridoxine, vitamin B12  Tetany - Calcium, magnesium
  • 142. VITAMIN B1 Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 1.2 mg Irritability, fatigue, headache Wernicke's encephalopathy, Korsakoff psychosis, “Wet ” beri-beri , “Dry ” beri-beri Alcoholics, severely malnourished IV: Lethargy and ataxia RBC transketolase activity(blood), thiamine(blood and urine)
  • 144. VITAMIN B6 Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 1.3–1.7 mg Cheilosis, stomatitis, glossitis, irritability, depression, confusion, normochromic normocytic anemia Alcoholics, diabetics celiac sprue, chronic isoniazid or penicillamine use Peripheral neuropathy, photosensitivity Pyridoxal phosphate(plas ma)
  • 146. OTHERS  Parotid enlargement – Protein def (also consider bulimia)  Heart failure - Thiamin (wet beriberi), phosphorus def  Sudden heart failure, death - Vitamin C def  Edema - Protein, thiamin def  Poor wound healing, pressure ulcers - Protein, vitamin C, zinc
  • 147. CHROMIUM Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 30–3 5 mcg Glucose intolerance peripheral neuropathy None PO: gastritis IV: skin irritation Cr61: (steel, welding) lung carcinogen if inhaled Chromium (serum)
  • 149. COPPER Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 900 mcg Hypochromic normocytic or macrocytic anemia (rarely microcytic) neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, diarrhea, osteoporosis pathologic fractures Intrinsic: Menkes‘disease Chronic diarrhea high zinc/low protein diets PO: gastritis, nausea, vomiting, coma, movement/ neurologic abnormalities, Wilsons disease. Copper ,Ceruloplasmin
  • 151. IODINE Recommended Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 150 mcg Thyroid hyperplasia (goiter) functional hypothyroidism Intrinsic in utero: cretinism, poor CNS development, hypothyroidism Those without access to fortified salt grain, milk, or cooking oil Hypothyroidism blocks thyroxine synthesis OR hyperthyroidism Excess supplementation in severe deficiency TSH(serum), iodine(urine) (24 hr intake or iodine: Cr ratio are more representative than a single sample) Thyroglobulins
  • 152. GOITER
  • 154. MANGNESE Nutrient Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake/ Parenteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Population s At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation Manganese 2.3 mg Hypercholes terolemia, dermatitis, dementia, weight loss Chronic liver disease, iron deficient populations PO: None Inhalation: Hallucinatio n, Parkinsonian -type symptoms No reliable markers Manganeses does not reflect bodily stores, especially in the CNS
  • 156. SELENIUM Nutrient Recommend ed Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation Selenium 55 mcg Myalgias cardiomyopath y Intrinsic: Keshan's disease (Chinese children), Endemic areas of low soil content include certain parts of China and New Zealand PO: Nausea, diarrhea, AMS, irritability, fatigue, peripheral neuropathy, hair loss, white splotchy nails, halitosis (garlic-like odor) Selenium(seru m), glutathione peroxidase activity(blood)
  • 159. MOLYBDENUM Nutrient Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake/ Parenteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation Molybdenum 45 mcg/45 mcg CNS toxicity, hyperoxypurine mia, hypouricemia, low urinary sulfate excretion (also reported with parenteral sulfite infusion) Intrinsic: Molybdenum cofactor deficiency, isolated sulfite oxidase deficiency None PO or any exposure: Hyperuricemia gout Inhaled: Pneumoconiosi s (industrial exposure) Molybdenum
  • 161. VITAMIN B5 Recommende d Daily Enteral Intake Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Populations At Risk for Deficiency Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity Status Evaluation 5 mg Fatigue, abdominal pain, vomiting, insomnia, paresthesias Alcoholics PO: Diarrhea Pantothenic acid(urine)