HLSC 3P93 Lecture Notes - Esophagus, Medical History, Hypertriglyceridemia

• School: Brock University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLSC 3P93
• Professor: Paul Leblanc

Document Summary

Lecture 2 -- nutrition care through assessment, intervention, and support. State of health is a continuum that can change = healthy acute illness chronic disease terminal illness. Nutritional status comparing the amounts and types of nutrients that a person consumes to nutrient requirements at various stages plus factors that influence nutrient intake and nutrients required. Factors are listed in table 2. 2: nutrient imbalance = health consequences. Inadequate intake of kcal and nutrients contributes to a compromised immune system and poor wound healing. Nutrition in health care: medical condition requires assessment of nutrient needs -- condition may alter nutrient needs & treatment of disease. Illness (symptoms/treatments) can alter nutritional status, decreasing food consumption: interfering with digestion and absorption, changing metabolism and excretion. Nutrition care to ensure balance between nutrient intake and nutrient requirements: nutrient requirements dri tables as a starting point but disease and patient specific, nutrient intake multifactorial.