Nutrition Practice Questions 1/2025: Test Series Day 123

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Preparing for NORCET, RRB, KGMU, SGPGI, DSSSB, or JIPMER in 2025? Day 123 at logyanlo.in brings a detailed Nutrition Nursing Question Bank covering Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor, Marasmus, Vitamin A Doses, Rickets, and more. These exam-ready points ensure you master every detail for Indian nursing exams!

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Key Topics in Nutrition Nursing

Malnutrition

Quick Fact: Malnutrition is inadequate nutrient intake, leading to growth and health issues.

Complete Coverage:

• Definition: Deficiency, excess, or imbalance of nutrients affecting health.
• Types: Undernutrition (protein-energy malnutrition), overnutrition (obesity).
• Causes: Poverty, poor diet, infections, malabsorption.
• Symptoms: Weight loss, stunted growth, fatigue, frequent infections.
• Nursing Role: Assess diet, monitor growth, educate on balanced diet.
• Complications: Weak immunity, developmental delays, organ failure.
• Diagnosis: Anthropometry (weight, height), dietary history.

Indicator of Malnutrition

Quick Fact: Indicators of malnutrition help identify nutritional deficiencies in children.

Complete Coverage:

• Anthropometric Indicators: Low weight-for-age (underweight), low height-for-age (stunting), low weight-for-height (wasting).
• Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC): <11.5 cm indicates severe malnutrition in children.
• Clinical Signs: Edema (kwashiorkor), hair loss, skin changes.
• Biochemical Indicators: Low hemoglobin, serum albumin, or vitamin levels.
• Nursing Role: Measure MUAC, assess clinical signs, document findings.
• Complications: Increased mortality, impaired growth.
• RRB Focus: Know MUAC cut-offs for malnutrition screening.

Calorie Intake of 1-Year-Old

Quick Fact: A 1-year-old requires adequate calories for growth and development.

Complete Coverage:

• Requirement: 800–1000 kcal/day, depending on weight (80–100 kcal/kg).
• Sources: Breast milk, formula, solids (cereals, fruits, vegetables).
• Feeding Pattern: 3 meals, 2 snacks daily; 250–300 mL milk.
• Nutrients: Protein (15–20 g/day), iron (7 mg/day), calcium (700 mg/day).
• Nursing Role: Educate parents on balanced diet, monitor weight gain.
• Complications: Underfeeding leads to growth failure; overfeeding risks obesity.
• Assessment: Track growth charts, dietary recall.

Evaluation of Nutritional Status

Quick Fact: Nutritional status evaluation identifies deficiencies and guides interventions.

Complete Coverage:

• Methods: Anthropometry (weight, height, MUAC), dietary assessment, clinical exam.
• Growth Charts: WHO charts for weight-for-age, height-for-age, BMI.
• Dietary History: 24-hour recall, food frequency questionnaire.
• Clinical Signs: Pallor (anemia), dry skin (vitamin A deficiency), edema.
• Nursing Role: Measure growth parameters, assess diet, counsel parents.
• Biochemical Tests: Hemoglobin, serum albumin, vitamin levels.
• Complications: Misdiagnosis delays treatment, worsens malnutrition.

Kwashiorkor

Quick Fact: Kwashiorkor is protein deficiency malnutrition, often seen in children.

Complete Coverage:

• Definition: Severe protein deficiency with adequate calorie intake.
• Symptoms: Edema (pitting), distended abdomen, dermatitis, hair loss.
• Causes: Weaning with low-protein diet, infections.
• Diagnosis: Clinical exam, low serum albumin (<30 g/L).
• Treatment: Protein-rich diet, therapeutic feeds (F-75, F-100).
• Nursing Role: Monitor edema, administer feeds, educate on protein sources.
• Complications: Liver damage, immune suppression, death.

Marasmus

Quick Fact: Marasmus is severe calorie and protein deficiency, causing wasting.

Complete Coverage:

• Definition: Chronic deficiency of calories and protein, leading to emaciation.
• Symptoms: Severe weight loss, muscle wasting, no edema, wrinkled skin.
• Causes: Starvation, prolonged illness, poor feeding.
• Diagnosis: Weight-for-height <70% of expected, MUAC <11.5 cm.
• Treatment: Gradual refeeding, F-75/F-100 formulas, micronutrients.
• Nursing Role: Monitor weight, prevent refeeding syndrome, educate parents.
• Complications: Hypothermia, infections, growth failure.

Vitamin A Doses

Quick Fact: Vitamin A supplementation prevents deficiency and boosts immunity.

Complete Coverage:

• Requirement: 1-year-old: 400–600 µg/day; supplementation dose: 100,000 IU (6–11 months), 200,000 IU (1–5 years).
• Schedule: Every 6 months under India’s National Vitamin A Prophylaxis Program.
• Sources: Liver, carrots, spinach, fortified foods.
• Deficiency Signs: Night blindness, xerophthalmia, dry skin.
• Nursing Role: Administer doses, educate on diet, monitor side effects (nausea).
• Complications: Blindness, infections (measles).
• RRB Focus: Know supplementation schedule (6 months–5 years).

Rickets

Quick Fact: Rickets is a bone disorder due to vitamin D or calcium deficiency.

Complete Coverage:

• Definition: Soft, weak bones from vitamin D/calcium deficiency in children.
• Symptoms: Bowed legs, delayed teething, frontal bossing, rachitic rosary.
• Causes: Low sunlight, poor diet, malabsorption.
• Diagnosis: X-ray (widened epiphysis), low serum calcium/phosphate.
• Treatment: Vitamin D (600–2000 IU/day), calcium supplements.
• Nursing Role: Assess skeletal deformities, educate on diet/sunlight, monitor treatment.
• Complications: Fractures, growth retardation, tetany.

Neonatal Period

Quick Fact: Neonatal period (birth to 28 days) requires specific nutritional care.

Complete Coverage:

• Requirement: Breast milk (exclusive for 6 months), 100–120 kcal/kg/day.
• Feeding: Breastfeeding within 1 hour; 8–12 feeds/day.
• Nutrients: Colostrum for immunity; protein (2 g/kg/day), vitamin K (0.5–1 mg IM).
• Assessment: Monitor weight gain (20–30 g/day), sucking ability.
• Nursing Role: Promote breastfeeding, monitor jaundice, educate parents.
• Complications: Hypoglycemia, jaundice, poor weight gain.
• JIPMER Focus: Know colostrum benefits (high antibodies).

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